"Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message
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"George" wrote:

Clue: This weapon has a range of 10 km. There is no way that the
Navy, during full operations, would allow anything not pre-authorized
to get that close.

Clue: unless the whole battlegroup goes into line formation, at least
some of the escorts will have to get at least that close to the Iranian
coast when going through the Straits.

Clue: They don't have to be in the Gulf to get the job done, should it
come to that.

George