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<P>Dont worry about the carriers. We have LOTS of those. No one does em like we do and there is little oppertunity for Soviet era satuation strikes against them. I dont think our carriers are able to use the Canal but one thing they do have is stamina at very high speeds. I think they are capable of almost 1000 miles displacement every 24 hours. That is a huge amount of ocean.</P> <P>Shipping needs to "Bulk up" as in add capacity. If we need many shipping fast as in right now there wont be enough to go around.</P> <P>Shipping also needs to improve endurance, stamina and speed. That way they can probably take alternate routes and not lose too much time. Or be under stress when racing the tide to or from a port. 17 knots wont cut it. I would like to see 40 someday.</P> <P>I dont see trains under the ocean any time soon. If we ever can establish and maintain neutral stability against gaining or losing depth like a submarine with all the sections of a underwater tunnel and keep it all dry, Im all for it.</P> <P>One would not want to run crappy equiptment or have problems 200 feet below the water surface.</P> <P>Until then we will have to settle for 50 mile bridges and chunnel type engineering.</P>
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