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I wouldn't put my carriers in the 'littoral space'.
Very relevant article. The most important function the carrier provides is air superiority.
Air superiority is critical, and space is an obvious extension of consideration for air superiority.
Any of our enemies satellites have to be the first to go.
CletusWilbury:
The problem with clearing satellites from space is that it broadens any conflict from a limited military conflict in a somewhat defined and containable region, to a strategic and likely existential struggle which could quickly spin out of control and escalate to total war or even thermonuclear war. This makes the force projection role of the CBG far more dangerous to wider global peace and therefore lowers its utility to commanders who don't want to risk a hot WWIII to achieve limited regional military goals against a space capable foe. By the end of the next decade the Chinese may surpass the US satellite capability. They've gone from 2% to 40% of the US satellite numbers in just ten years. They could close both the quantity and quality gap in short order.
Yikes! I'm late, gotta go!
Cheers.
Evilroddy.