The Future of Naval Warfare

Eric, once again, you “hit the nail on the head.”

Sir John Keegan, the esteemed military historian in the UK, sadly ailing, wrote an excellent study of naval warfare, which you may already know, The Price of Admiralty.

In it, he argues exactly what you state in your superb essay on the decline of US naval power. Keegan wrote in his last chapter that the naval warfare of the future would be submarines, and as a result, the “hunter” submarine that would track and destroy other submarines would be the key naval weapon of the future.

He projected naval battles would be literally fought underwater because of the satellite and radar tracking potential that could target missiles at surface ships.

Of course, the military-industrial complex in the US cannot makes gazillions of dollars from “hunter” submarines as it does from the now obsolete aircraft carriers.

Once again, the winners never learn anything.

We are getting ready to refight World War II. The French Maginot Line was in place to refight World War I. We know what happened to the Maginot Line.

Thank you again for your superb analysis and writing. Keep it coming!