South Korea has considered in the last year constructing a light aircraft carrier.
Known as the CVX program, the controversial discussion to build a carrier or not has swung back and forth.
Critics have contended that it was strategically unnecessary and expensive. North Korea is South Korea’s primary opponent and the North is weak at sea and in the air, the primary vectors of carrier power. Ally America also provides South Korea substantial coverage in these areas.
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