Taiwan Security Monitor

Failure to Launch: How Political Backpedaling Could Hand China the Carrier Edge​

Authors: Ethan Connell & Jonathan Walberg


TSM Research Lead Ethan Connell and Associate Director Jonathan Walberg write about the necessity of electromagnetic launch systems (EMALS) on modern aircraft carriers, and on why a U.S. shift back to steam-powered launch systems could be catastrophic.

Read the full piece here.