Missile Salvos Shift Naval Balance

Salvo‑based firepower (torpedoes, carrier air wings, modern missiles) creates episodic windows where smaller or outnumbered forces can prevail if they achieve first effective attack. That means investments in ISR, resilient command‑and‑control, and salvo‑defeat systems matter as much as raw platform counts. — This reframes defense policy and alliance planning: deterrence depends less on platform parity and more on denying opponents the scouting/C2 needed to launch or survive salvoes.