Modern naval analysis depends on which information has been released publicly. Published figures can be incomplete or inaccurate, and knowing a different figure does not make it appropriate to disclose. Clarke accepts those limits when discussing modern systems and describes Drachinifel as reluctant to repeat figures he considers wrong. Those different approaches help explain their choices of subject. Public information limits how precise an account of current naval technology can be.
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The limits of public specifications for modern naval systems
Different approaches to public information explain why an analyst may discuss modern naval systems with stated limits or prefer historical subjects.