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Battle Alert in the Gulf
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Program Overview
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At the height of tensions in the Middle East, the United States
placed a huge armada at ground zero in the Persian Gulf. This
strategic move was without precedent during peace time
operations—a big stick waved at a defiant Saddam Hussein. In
an ironic twist of timing, at the center of this massive military
force was the Navy's oldest and most celebrated aircraft carrier,
the USS Independence, on her final voyage, and the newest,
the highly sophisticated nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS
John C. Stennis, on her maiden voyage. Join NOVA as it moves
with exclusive access throughout the fleet, from carriers and
cruisers to submarines and jet fighters. Follow the strategy makers,
fighter pilots, Aegis cruiser captains and fast attack submarine
crews as they contend with a hostile Iraq and a new battlefield.
NOVA examines up-close a new and powerful technology, tasked with a
new assignment, a Blue Water force designed for global confrontation
in a post-Cold War scenario. Has US war capability and technology
kept pace with a changing battlefield?
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