How would a modern HMS Habakkuk be armed and equipped?
Short answerThe suggested air group includes many F-35s and probably Hawkeyes. The platform's immense size invites unusually large aircraft, while its slow speed would require extensive protection.
NotesA modern Habakkuk-style carrier is imagined with large numbers of F-35s and probably Hawkeye early-warning aircraft. Its scale prompts a joke about an American equivalent launching and recovering B-52s. Slow speed would still require extensive defensive armament. A panelist then speculates that a platform requiring a nuclear attack to destroy quickly could itself form part of strategic nuclear deterrence. This is an untested extension of the thought experiment.