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That said, the new ships will be equipped with modern weaponry such as guided missiles, some carrying nuclear warheads, but according to standard naval nomenclature, that means they’re misnamed as “battleships.”
From Los Angeles Times
Ukraine has learned to safeguard this trade by using naval drones to keep at bay Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
But Beijing’s military is continuing to modernize and grow, including with the expansion of what is already the world’s largest naval fleet.
There is much evidence, he said, that China’s goal is to conduct naval operations in the Arctic Ocean.
"No, nothing worries me. They've been doing naval exercises for 20 years in that area," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
