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I agree with you, but I would take Ukraine off the list, although they had a strong motive. Ukraine's strategic cornerstone is international relations, withou
by DeLeeuw 4y ago
I agree with you, but I would take Ukraine off the list, although they had a strong motive.
Ukraine's strategic cornerstone is international relations, without which they cannot win the war.
Ukraine would never risk upsetting Germany, the EU's biggest economy, with such a drastic operation.
- callmetom 4y ago[dead]
- kspacewalk2 4y agoAlso, how would Ukraine pull off such a mission in a sea it has no access to?
- GolfPopper 4y agoA boat, some underwater explosive charges, underwater ROVs, and a team to operate all the above seems likely to be well within Ukraine's capabilities. The first underwater ROV I found via googling is $10K: https://www.deeptrekker.com/shop/products/dtg3# https://www.deeptrekker.com/shop/products/dtg3# It seems like something within the technical capabilities and resources of any functioning non-microstate.
- mopsi 4y agoAnd risk getting cut off from further military and economic support from allies? Highly unlikely.
- croes 4y agoHow many people do you need to blast a pipeline? Don't have to be in line with the government of a country.