Soviet battleships and a carrier in the Pacific could add a naval element to the Soviet-Japanese fighting of 1939. Whether that happens depends on which ships are completed and where they are deployed. A Soviet carrier would also give Japan a reason for more active carrier operations and exercises. Greater Soviet Pacific strength would strengthen Japan's stated justification for leaving the naval treaties.
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A Soviet Pacific fleet could add a naval front to the 1939 fighting
A stronger Soviet fleet could widen the Far Eastern conflict and give Japan a reason to intensify carrier operations and leave the treaty system.