The Navy

Week of May 5, 1986
Examining Ronald Reagan's conventional-weapons buildup, TIME focuses on the Navy's fleet of 14 aircraft carriers. While the Pentagon's floating cities like the U.S.S. Carl Vinson can project power to any corner of the globe, some fear that a new generation of submarines may make carriers nearly obsolete.

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