Speed, Distance, Time, Science & Cost: The Dongfeng-Induced Conundrum

By Roger Plumtree

Message from the Editor

The author continues his Cassandra call < https://www.naval-review.com/news-views/cassandra-shouting-from-semaphore-tower-in-an-age-of-indifference/ > for counter-intuitive solutions targeting RN hull number shortages amidst perilous fiscal conditions. A 15 minute read.

“The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It’s the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect – but – nearly inevitably the stupidest.” – Isaac Asimov In his essay regarding naval operations in the Black Sea [112/4, p. 540], Nicholas Fryer suggests “this may be the start of a revolution in conflict at sea” and he enumerated other salient facts that should not be ignored. He added, “owing to modern missile and unmanned surface vessels, conventional navies must now operate at considerably greater distance from shore.”1NR Volume 112 Number 4 Autum…

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