One Way the U.S. Navy Could Take on China: Diesel Submarines

March 17, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: MilitaryTechnologySubmarinesWorldU.S.ChinaSubmarineU.S. Navy

One Way the U.S. Navy Could Take on China: Diesel Submarines

 Diesel submarines are an option for the future U.S. Navy. Whether to exercise that option is the question before Congress and the navy.

The MITRE proposal, then, deserves a fair hearing—not denunciation. Every ship in a global navy need not be a globe-spanning ship. Diesel submarines are an option for the future U.S. Navy. Whether to exercise that option is the question before Congress and the navy.

James Holmes is Professor of Strategy at the Naval War College and coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific (second edition forthcoming 2018). The views voiced here are his alone.