Strome Business Minute With Dr. Jeff Tanner

The Navy is adding two carriers, at a time when many other countries are also making significant additions. China plans to have six, Japan is converting two destroyers to carry jets. It’s easy to see why – in Korea, carrier planes flew forty percent of the missions, in Viet Nam it was over half but in the Afghan war, it was three fourths. But while we have twice as many as China, some critics question whether these behemoths are the best option. Long vulnerable to submarines, many smaller ships are now carrying rockets and missiles that can not only go farther than planes, but as General David Berger wrote, increasingly place carriers at risk. It’s good that we also build submarines in our region. To learn more, visit odu.edu/business. This has been a Strome Business Minute, presented by the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University.