Navy Needs More Fleets and More Ships to Deter China

ASCF REPORT, December 7, 2020

Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite has proposed reactivating the U.S. 1st Fleet to relieve some of the burden on the 7th Fleet and expand the number of tools available for containing China. There is good reason and solid precedent for such a course of action, but there are also obstacles the incoming Biden administration will need to address to make Braithwaite’s plan a reality…