The alternate Washington settlement allows the Royal Navy and United States Navy roughly twenty capital ships each and Japan fourteen. It also permits a rolling construction programme of one or two ships every two to four years. Standard displacement remains part of the agreement. The essay sets out this version of naval arms control in a technical, data-heavy historical account.
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Essay scenario: an equitable treaty and rolling construction
The third essay replaces the historical treaty ratios with twenty British and American capital ships, fourteen Japanese ships, and regular replacement building.