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> Each BSFCC will fulfill the criteria set by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Montevideo Convention to qualify as nation st
by tzs 3y ago
> Each BSFCC will fulfill the criteria set by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Montevideo Convention to qualify as nation states, allowing Del Complex—and whatever third party willing to pay for its own BSFCC—to operate at sea without government intervention.
...and without government protection.
If they become a nuisance to some country with a navy, and that navy later happens to conduct live fire training exercises in the area and "accidentally" wipes them out the countries that the people on the barges came from will probably object but I doubt it is something they would go to war over or impose sanctions over.
- mcphage 3y agoOr pirates who find out this boat filled with expensive electronics is sitting unprotected in international waters…
- arlcode 3y agoNot even that most likely. These kind of people tend to be very annoying in their home countries so unless there is something unrelated happening no one will come to their help or explain that. And whatever Navy intervenes doesn't even need to waste shells but can simply send a small patrol boat and 10 soldiers to arrest them. Sovereign "micro nations" tend to quickly return to reality once they are looking at the business end of a few professionally handled handguns.