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		neilc on April 5, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the U.S. carrier group is scrap metal Pearl Harbor 2.0 is coming soon, the next time we project power from a carrier group against anyone with an organized defense. Why didn't this happen in the first Gulf War? Ballistic missiles and small boats aren't exactly new technologies.

rjurney on April 6, 2009 [–]

The idea is that anti-ship missile technology has become more widely distributed since the gulf war. Is it crazy to think that Iran can match Argentine technology from the 80s?

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