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Deuxcents

(27,125 posts)
3. If TSF attacks ships in the straits, blockage is gonna be a nightmare while ships are disabled
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:50 PM
4 hrs ago

cloudbase

(6,282 posts)
5. The following is a reader comment from The Washington Post on an article dealing with this.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 07:45 PM
2 hrs ago

Thought experiment: Suppose one or more NATO members escort their merchant vessels through the strait with their own naval vessels. Trump gives the U.S. Navy the order to board/sink any or all of those ships running his blockade. You are in command of a U.S. naval vessel. What do you do?

Now, change NATO to China. What do you do?

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