Originally Posted by Rochard

I found that interesting as well. Seems France has an aircraft carrier, and has two mobile naval groups - that can operate as far away as the Indian ocean.



That is the way it seems to be going. But most of the former Soviet Bloc countries are either a part of NATO, trying to become a part of NATO, or unable to do anything but watch.

This doesn't take into your account the Middle Eastern countries who seem to want to make war on every one.