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This gives drones way too much credit. The USN knew that Iran could block the strait of Hormuz back in the 80s. Anti-ship missiles were already effective and pl
by woeirua 7mo ago
This gives drones way too much credit. The USN knew that Iran could block the strait of Hormuz back in the 80s. Anti-ship missiles were already effective and plentiful enough to do it then and they’ve only gotten more lethal since. The long term solution here is to build pipelines that eliminate the need to sail up the strait. Why this wasn’t done already is beyond me.
- neerajsi 7mo agoAren't pipelines even easier to target and destroy than boats?
- hax0ron3 7mo agoYes, but they are much cheaper and quicker to repair when damaged than large cargo ships are and they don't need crews, so with pipelines you don't face the situation you do with ships, where even a small chance of the ship being hit results in almost all companies deciding to not risk sending the ships into danger.
- pas 7mo agoalso easier to put some soil over them. MBS for example loves moving lots of sand in a nice straight line!
- bKHjNaz23wJ 7mo ago[dead]
- fundatus 7mo ago> Why this wasn’t done already is beyond me. Pipelines would have to run through multiple countries, meaning you now not only have to share your income with someone else (transit fees etc) but it also means that you have to stay on good terms with these countries.
- chii 7mo agohow do you pipeline fertilizers?
- pas 7mo agoask any Factorio aficionado! the rookie answer is a conveyor belt, the better answer is a railway.
- asdff 7mo agoWell pipeline costs money and would be deeply provocative for Iran to lose this massive "kill the global economy" button they lord over today. They'd probably have their houthis or hezbollah try and sabotage construction until costs are too unaffordable relative to paying the bribe to IRGC to sail through freely.