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Grand strategy, Naval power

August 17, 2026

Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln

According to Warner: “The conflict with Iran, now in its sixth month, has required the transfer of large stocks of long-range missiles and anti-missile defense weapons away from Asia. Lyle Goldstein, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University who specializes in China policy, said the U.S. needs an honest appraisal of its ability to wage war in multiple regions.”

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