Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "How this Indian submarine base checkmates China" video.

  1. Defending its sovereign space is kind of important in developing the economy that grows from it. This is why America used to be terribly anxious about Soviet-backed Cuba during the Cold War, and why Běijīng is so butthurt about a democratized Táiwān who offers an Chinese ethnostate alternative to the one-Party PRC.
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  2. Speed is life for aircraft carriers just like they are for fighter planes. It allows for safer flight operations as well as maneuvering options under fire. The longer a carrier can maintain speed, the more its benefits stack up. America's supercarriers are surprisingly fast (the true top speed being classified) -- so fast it's the escorts who have trouble keeping up.
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