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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: neolib who wrote (225730)3/30/2007 9:00:39 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"The more interesting question from the US Military POV, is what the Iranians might do with high performance torpedoes in the water. An aircraft carrier would be a disaster to lose."

Not to mention the thousands of anti-shipping missiles they've bought from the Chinese and Russians. They have a LOT of coastline along the Persian Gulf, and many small missile-capable patrol craft. I doubt supertankers have any defense at all, and would probably burn ferociously.


If I were the Iranians, I'd have had divers tethering mines to the Gulf floor, capable of being released by remote control. One more thing to consider.
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