I cannot see the ship ever moving to the Atlantic. Against NATO forces this ship would be heavily countered by AEGIS systems, but against the Chinese it would be an unmatched advantage.
So you have the inertia of a ship that rarely moved, plus the fact that the shooting war with China started first. Add to that the extreme vulnerability of moving this ship outside of friendly air-cover during a shooting war, I just cannot see it.
I do see it being a target for the Chinese during 95/96 and Nato soon after. There are all sorts of options for keeping it alive, removing it, or having it damaged to any degree you wish.
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