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Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time.
a massive increase in sea power
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More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20power. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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