I doubt there is a single centralized leadership capable of opening the strait post-nuke. The military is somewhat decentralized as it stands, and a nuke I think would be sufficient to motivate small militias to keep the strait closed for decades.
I agree. And any rational person would see that. I just don’t think the people in charge of the nukes would see it the same way, since the only war they know is WWII, and that one ended with nukes on civilian centers (don’t mention the eastern front). Not to mention they love bloodshed and spectacle, at the expense of the rest of the world.
I don’t believe nukes would open the strait, it would turn the war into an existential one for Iran and make them go full-scale escalation.
I doubt there is a single centralized leadership capable of opening the strait post-nuke. The military is somewhat decentralized as it stands, and a nuke I think would be sufficient to motivate small militias to keep the strait closed for decades.
Yep, spot-on. It doesn’t take that much to keep the strait closed, and can meaningfully be kept closed if need be even by militias.
I agree. And any rational person would see that. I just don’t think the people in charge of the nukes would see it the same way, since the only war they know is WWII, and that one ended with nukes on civilian centers (don’t mention the eastern front). Not to mention they love bloodshed and spectacle, at the expense of the rest of the world.
Also want to consider the religious undertones being set by Hegseth. Some of these people in power feel ordained by god to carry out this destruction.
They want to “light the beacon” or some shit.