The most powerful conventional engine of warfare ever built is headed for Iran

“Admiral, we have a problem.” “OK, where is the nearest carrier?” So goes the start of most operational discussions in the Pentagon. And with good reason. A US Carrier Strike Group (CSG) boasts formidable firepower. It centres on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with 65-70 fighter jets, including multiple types of F-18 Hornet and now increasingly...