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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

U.S. nuclear supercarrier sent to fight Somali pirates

USS Dwight D. EisenhowerThe pirate threat off the Horn of Africa is now so bad that the heavy hitters have to move in: The Pentagon has deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the area.

Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, has announced that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower has been dispatched to patrol nearly 7.5 million square miles in the Middle East region, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday.

The move makes a great deal of sense both strategically and operationally. Russia, India and China all have made significant gains in influence and prestige by deploying their own warships to the Gulf of Aden region off the coast of Somalia to combat pirates who have been operating from there with increasing impunity and daring.

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