The biggest threat to any of the Nimitz/Ford-class carriers is a modern diesel-electric submarine. Of which China's most threatening is the Type-39A Yuan-class, with 17 completed. The odds of an airstrike attacking a carrier group for real is non-existent. It's a nothingburger.

The biggest threat to any of the Nimitz/Ford-class carriers is a modern diesel-electric submarine. Of which China's most threatening is the Type-39A Yuan-class, with 17 completed. This odds of an airstrike attacking a carrier group for real is non-existent. It's a nothingburger.