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The other problem is that the arrival of the H bomb meant that a "general war" was expected to go nuclear very quickly.Until it got Polaris the US Navy regarded its big carriers as a key means of delivering nukes to Russia and China.The UK could only afford the V bombers (including TSR2).British carriers were justified after Suez as a means of reacting to crises outside NATO. But even here nuclear proliferation to countries like China was feared and V bombers could deploy to Cyprus or Singapore faster than a carrier.
The other problem is that the arrival of the H bomb meant that a "general war" was expected to go nuclear very quickly.
Until it got Polaris the US Navy regarded its big carriers as a key means of delivering nukes to Russia and China.
The UK could only afford the V bombers (including TSR2).
British carriers were justified after Suez as a means of reacting to crises outside NATO. But even here nuclear proliferation to countries like China was feared and V bombers could deploy to Cyprus or Singapore faster than a carrier.
