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With a late- to post-Cold War POD, is it possible to have the U.S. Navy go for a light carrier design [1] instead of continuing production of the Nimitz-class (and later the Ford-class) flattops? The way I see it, going for light carriers will save a lot of money while retaining credible power projection capability.

[1] By "light carrier" I mean something around 55,000 - 60,000 tons. Quite larger than a true "light" carrier, but nowhere near supercarrier territory.

Marc A
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