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The UK downsized their Navy so much that they cannot even keep their oil tankers safe from Iran.
by jswizzy 7y ago
The UK downsized their Navy so much that they cannot even keep their oil tankers safe from Iran.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoWhatever the size of the Royal Navy, this isn't 1839 anymore and they wouldn't be able to send the gunboats, anyway... China is simply a much bigger power than the UK these days (in fairness, as it should be).
- jhanschoo 7y agoIn all fairness, the UK no longer has the economy of a maritime empire to fund a navy that projects power.