A design associated with overwhelming superiority eventually loses that status as technology and rivals advance. Warrior provides the historical example. The F-22 Raptor and the Seawolf- and Astute-class submarines are possible modern counterparts because of their near-supremacy in particular operational domains. Such a comparison makes deterrent value temporary and role-specific: a platform's effect depends on what can counter it at the time.
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Deterrent benchmarks change across generations
Warrior's moment passed; the F-22, Seawolf, and Astute provide possible modern counterparts whose local superiority carries deterrent weight.