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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