EMP's enabled by HAARP like weapons, that would be my guess if we were working on some kind of defense. Who really knows you know, after hearing about some of the experiments they have done in the name of warfare, nothing would surprise me. lol

Yipes- that's scary. Any system that could take down a supercarrier would be a game changer. Most of the US military strategy is based on our carriers. Take them out of the equation, and we're in trouble.

That wold have to be a very powerful weapon.

The mil tested nuclear weapons at Bikini atoll against the Japenese Navy fleet captured and some US mil ships that had no other use.

The first air burst did minor damage. They decided to do a underwater test in the midst of the fleet. The nuke damaged most of the ships, but didn't do anywhere near the damage you'd think.

China would have to have a nuclear weapon on that missile to take out a carrier.

If they did use a nuke against a carrier, then they had better have developed soem sort of umbrella for their cities as the Ohio class subs would launch.

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The most dangerous threat against a carrier group is the ultra high speed ASCM , `Sunburn` is over 20 years old the air launched version was shown in 1992 and it was based on the older sea launched version.


the indian Brahmos is based on the P-800 Oniks , and will be Mach 5 capable soon , that leaves a response time of under 20 seconds from detection to impact.

If the missle is using mutiple dummy warheads in addition to the programmed irregular flight path it would be dern near impossible to stop it. An interesting idea though, would it be possible to have "dummy" inflatable carriers, like big BIG bath toys in tow to confuse missle targeting?

What concerns me is the US Navy seems a bit taken back by the news and in fact even a bit alarmed. I don't know if that is disinfo or real, but it is concerning, we are in trouble if we can't project our military power across the globe!

I was looking at a thread on North Korea threatening war and just had a weird and sick feeling that some of these things are connected.

March 8, 2009 - 5 Chinese Ships clash with 1 US Ship in the South China Sea

March 19, 2009 - China urges North Korea back to Negotiation table. It is reported that Russian aircraft twice overflew the US aircraft carriers patroling off the coast of S. Korea.

March 20, 2009 - China increases naval forces by posting presence in the South China Sea. N. Korean leader will visit China after April 15 and missile launch will happen between April 4 - 8.

March 24, 2009 - N. Korea warns US & Japan over shooting down missile test launch.

March 25, 2009 - S. Korea protest to China about the N. Korea missle test next month. A report indicates a new Chinese Submarine base has gone operational on Hainan Island.

March 26, 2009 - China and US clash over an American Report on growing Chinese military threat angered Chinese Officials.

March 27, 2009 - N. Korea moves missile to launch pad. Japan orders battleships and missile interceptors to its north coast to defend against errant missile launch.

March 30, 2009 - US, Japan and S. Korea missile destroying task force sets out to sail.

March 31, 2009 - N. Korea threatens war with Japan if missile is shot down. US warns of "consequences" if N. Korea launches missile. Report that Russia is building 6 new nuclear submarines. China reportedly has developed a "Kill Weapon" missile to destroy US carriers.

It appears that China is trying to deflect attention away from their sub base and new weapons development by having N. Korea act up or could they be luring the US & Japan into a ambush???

the most rliable and significant counter measure would be to mind your own business and no one would have a reason to have to use it.

It really beginning to show that the US is no longer the super power it once was, hold your heads up high and march right back home.

Carriers are incredibly vulnerable as it is, especially to submarine attack.

The British showed the way in the Falklands conflict, the best thing you can do is hide them from the enemy, but that's easier said than done.

In the event of a real conflict with a well equipped opponent such as China, I would expect our carriers to be more of a liability than an asset.