Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 55:02-55:10

Why submarines wait for the London treaties

A brief question places submarine restrictions in the later London treaty negotiations, outside this Washington carrier counterfactual.

London Naval TreatiesNaval Arms ControlSubmarines
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Question

Why is there nothing new in the equitable Washington Treaty proposal for submarines?

Short answer

Because submarine restrictions enter the discussion with the later London treaties, not this Washington carrier proposal.

Notes

A viewer asks why the equitable Washington Treaty discussion contains no new submarine arrangement. Submarine limits belong to the later London treaties and will be addressed there. The reply separates the subjects negotiated in successive interwar arms-control conferences. It also explains why submarine policy is absent from this carrier-focused Washington scenario.