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> US has a significant missile advantage

Doubt.

> an adversary with a 11 aircraft carriers

Didn't a couple of them literally tuck tail and run from the Houthis? Besides, three of them are scheduled for maintenance between 2027 and 2030.

> the largest submarine fleet in the world

Those subs are at a severe disadvantage in the very shallow waters of the South China Sea, which are riddled with all manner of sensors.

> serious power-projection problem

Irrelevant. Wouldn't we be fighting them over there?