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I think we have some hisory here. During Iran - Iraq Iran did indeed
lay some mines. The US was in a much more difficult position legally
from what would be the case were the US to be a belligenent. "Blow it
out of the water" assumed US belligerent status. The US while "neural"
did sink some minelayers and very nearly became a belligerent on Iraq's
side.

Te USN would be a lot more aggressive with a defined legal position.
The US sank ships but did not mount strikes on Iranian naval facilities.



Covertly laying mines is less likely to attract strikes than overt
attack using drones.

Keith



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