sea power
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But the true foundation of American sea power isn’t measured in steel, nuclear reactors, high-tech aviation or surface platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There he formulated his concept of sea power, centered the college’s curriculum around it, and earned international acclaim for his writing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Boarding ships on the high seas is a perfectly legal if little-used tool available to any sea power as part of the collective effort to protect the oceans’ threatened fish stocks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
“American and British sea power has been crushed,” Tojo had boasted six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2020
The retention of Danish Slesvig created the German sea power and the constant threat to Denmark concerns us all.
From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Maurice Francis Egan