> Buy a cruise ship or rent land from a country somewhere. Obtaining land is not the most difficult or expensive part of the proposition. Rather, finding moder

> Buy a cruise ship or rent land from a country somewhere. Obtaining land is not the most difficult or expensive part of the proposition. Rather, finding modern weaponry (and people willing to man it, to the death if need be) is the real deal-killer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_minerva http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_minerva One could even argue that nuclear weapons (and strategic missiles) are necessary for true sovereignty. Without them, any "real" country is free to "spread democracy" to your shores.