A lot has been written about what went wrong at Pearl Harbor - a very American perspective.If you take a neutral tactical look or look at things from a Japanese perspective - there was a lot that went right at Pearl Harbor at the Tactical and Operational Level.
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one thing I've ran into seeking info on 1941 events was interesting "what if", namely "what if US crisis-era society delved more into isolationism and Congress did not pass crucial buildup bills of 1938 and 1940, plus posssibly selective service act?"
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it made me ponder current trends with the "incredible shrinking navy", down to possibly 200 ship Navy by, say 2030? (and remember large portion of that number being LCS...) - vis-a-vis rising PLAN
it also made me look into how back in WW2 responsibilities in the Atlantic theatre forced USN to split forces, as today Gulf/Middle East forces USN to keep large portion of forces allocated there...
again things to ponder
would a single succesful nuke into Israel force "Iran first" policy in case of either Koraen peninsula , Taiwan or South China Sea conflict ?
another thought that occured to me , what if the Mahanian ideas would create in the PLAN a distinctly different view of reality - what we see as "area denial" serving deterrence is in their eyes an immense killing field where USN is to be lured and destroyed?
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