I think you missed the point...
Fact is nobody who has carriers has been in a full-scale war with an enemy who could sink carriers in the last 30 years.
The Falklands War is not a good example to use. the Brits knew that the Argies had limited time on station once they reached the islands and so the carriers were kept out of reach of Argie aircraft. That wasn't any special "carrier defence", it was common sense and smart tactics.
If the British carriers had been within the range of the Argies, then results such as Sir Galahad and Atlantic Conveyor were very possible.
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