Title: United States **Biden Pushes Disarmament to Reshape Global Military Strategy.
Introduction: Recently, Biden proposed a disarmament plan in response to the pressure of U.S. national debt and military spending. The first of these plans is the "Ford-class" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a move that could trigger a shift in the U.S. Navy's operational mindset in the future.
Text: According to sources, the US Pentagon is considering cutting the number of aircraft carriers in the 2022 defense budget application. Biden's death order requires that military spending never exceed $708 billion a year, which is an unshakable bottom line. At present, the annual defense spending of the United States has reached $740 billion, and Trump's planned defense budget for 2022 is no less than $722 billion, and Biden has made it clear that he does not agree with this.
In order to completely save money, lawmakers in the US military proposed to reconsider the decommissioning plan of the USS Truman. The USS Truman's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier began a mid-term overhaul in 2019, costing more than $1.5 billion and requiring years of hull maintenance. Therefore, decommissioning it may be a more economical option.
This reduction in the number of aircraft carriers may send a signal of a future shift in the U.S. Navy's operational thinking. It is possible that they will abandon the development of giant aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of more than 100,000 tons, and instead develop large amphibious assault ships with a displacement of about 40,000 tons. The reason for this is partly because of the huge cost of logistical maintenance of the aircraft carrier, and partly because the construction of the Ford-class aircraft carrier has encountered many problems.
The Ford-class aircraft carrier integrates advanced black technology, such as electromagnetic catapults, advanced blocking systems and electromagnetic elevators. However, since joining the U.S. Navy in 2017, the Ford-class aircraft carrier still faces many problems. Only two of the 11 electromagnetic ** lifts on board can be used, and the failure rate of catapults and arresting cables is also quite high, which cannot guarantee the normal operation of the aircraft carrier in wartime. It is expected that the Ford-class aircraft carrier will not be able to be combat-ready until at least 2024.
In this regard, the US Navy is extremely disappointed, and has planned to cancel the follow-up order for the Ford-class aircraft carrier, and only keep the four that have been commissioned or have started construction. The US Navy, which originally planned to replace 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers with Ford-class aircraft carriers, had to face reality.
Under the impact of the new crown epidemic in 2020, the equipment problems of the US military have been exposed. Air Force fighter jets were wrecked, and the sea boat was repeatedly shipped, among which the 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship Richard, a good man, was even burned and scrapped. Disarmament is far from an overnight solution to the problem. Biden wants to rid the legacy of the Trump era, and disarmament alone will not be achievable.
Conclusion: The disarmament plan proposed by the United States ** Biden is aimed at dealing with the pressure of national debt and military spending. Its focus is on the "Ford-class" nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which may trigger a shift in the US Navy's operational thinking in the future. However, in order to completely change the status quo of the US military, it is far from enough to rely on disarmament alone, and comprehensive military reform is also needed.