The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 686 - 516: Treaty Limiting Naval Military Preparation_3

Within the entire world, currently, only a few Powers can independently build the most advanced dreadnoughts.

Honestly, as long as the treaty proposed by the British was fair, there would hardly be any country that would reject it.

At least Arthur wouldn’t reject it, as after all, Australasia had no intention of challenging Britain’s naval hegemony in the short term, and naturally, it would not foolishly initiate a naval arms race.

However, it is not easy to propose a completely fair limitation agreement. The limitations on naval tonnage of the various Powers must be kept within an acceptable range for each; otherwise, no one would willingly sign or execute the treaty.

But the problem is that each country’s situation differs significantly, so the restrictions should vary accordingly.

Take the current United States for example. In theory, its industry and economy ranked first in the world, but its naval strength was only second, with a significant gap to the British Empire.

Investigating the actual situation of each country’s industry and economy would require a long process. With the current influence of Influenza, it might not be realized within one or two years.

It also meant that the signing of this naval limitation treaty would have to wait at least another two years.

Besides the industrial and economic scale of each country, the existing naval size was another crucial factor to consider. After all, Britain’s industry and economy were not the world’s first, but their naval size was indeed the world’s first.

History differed in that the international status and influence of the United States had changed significantly.

According to Arthur’s estimation, the U.S. naval share would not be as large as it was in history, and there would be a gap between the U.S. and Britain, ranked second or third in the world.

In the end, the proportion of navies of each country should follow Britain>United States≥France>Australasia>Russia Nation≥Italy≥Island Nation, but the actual shares and proportions would depend on the data collected from each country’s investigations at that time.