Reference News Network December 24 report: According to RIA Novosti on December 23, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, said that battleships cannot protect the Statue of Liberty in the 21st century, and the United States should continue to develop aircraft carriers.
Previously, U.S. President Trump announced the construction of two new "Trump"-class battleships for the U.S. Navy. The United States will allocate 2.6 billion dollars for the construction of the first batch of warships, and plans to build about 25 such warships in total. These warships will be able to carry nuclear weapons and be equipped with laser weapons and hypersonic missiles.
The report stated that Komoedov said: "Battleships are useless and have become history. It is now the 21st century, and such warships were realistic in the mid-20th century. Don't waste money. To maintain the current maritime supremacy of the United States, please improve the aircraft carriers, because they can only be defeated in a nuclear war. There is no force in the world that can challenge the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers in the future, perhaps China is an exception."
This admiral pointed out that today, new and efficient weapons - drones - can also be deployed on aircraft carrier decks.
Komoedov said: "Naval aircraft remain the main force in cooperation with surface ships and submarines. They ensure control over the ocean."
"Therefore, my advice is: do not build battleships, otherwise there will be nothing to protect the Statue of Liberty from the sea," he added. (Translated by He Yingjun)
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