The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is seen from a beach in Mallorca, Spain on October 4, 2025. | Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images As his latest threats to Iran suggest, President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable deploying military force around the world. But even with a military as large and technologically advanced as America’s, there are limits to how quickly he can simply pivot from one global crisis to another.  Specifically, that limit seems to be about 30 knots — the top cruising speed of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.  Due to maintenan...

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