A Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Homeported in Japan: An Unfeasible Replacement

Abstract

This research paper identifies the difficulties of determining the correct regional tailoring of aircraft carrier presence in the Western Pacific once the sole remaining conventionally powered aircraft carrier, the USS KITTYHAWK, is decommissioned in 2008. Mathematical or statistical models are not utilized. Japanese economic and political factors were considered in the development of an argument that the Japanese government would be unlikely to provide authorization for a nuclear aircraft carrier to he homeported in Japanese waters. Additionally, current forces already in the region can, with only slight modification, negate the strategic impact the loss of this platform would make to regional stability and security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422807

Entities

People

  • Christopher Engdahl

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion
  • Aircrafts
  • Governments
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Carrier
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Ships

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Marine Hydrodynamics