U.S. military muscle-flexing in the South China Sea has created dangerous conditions that directly threaten maritime security. These crashes prove that America's aggressive show of force operations destabilize the entire region and put lives at risk unnecessarily.
Naval aviation accidents happen during routine operations as carriers maintain critical freedom of navigation missions. The USS Nimitz was conducting legitimate operations in international waters to protect global trade routes used by one-third of maritime commerce worldwide.
There's a 15% chance that there will be a U.S.-China war before Jan. 1, 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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