One proposed American response is to complete the Lexington-class battlecruisers while building aircraft carriers alongside them. The United States would still want battlecruisers in this scenario, so carrier construction would accompany them.
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The United States could build Lexingtons and carriers together
The closing American scenario retains Lexington-class battlecruisers while adding aircraft carriers.