How built CVA-01 carriers would alter a Soviet naval problem

How would a built CVA-01 class have changed Soviet and Warsaw Pact naval planning?

It would chiefly make NATO's northern and Atlantic carrier posture stronger, forcing Soviet planners to account for a more capable British contribution.

The answer does not predict a wholesale Soviet redesign, but it does see the British carrier force changing NATO's disposition. A CVA-01 group could cover amphibious reinforcement of northern Norway before joining Strike Fleet Atlantic. That would reduce the American and French carrier support required for the Norwegian operation and make the Atlantic strike force stronger later. Soviet planners would still prioritize their strategic submarines and European war, but they would face a more independent British carrier contribution in both missions.