“In a sea drill the US Navy only found half of the mines planted in a Strait of Hormuz simulation drill. I don’t know if you buy the ‘we only found the important ones’ argument or not but I think this exercise shows how difficult/how long it would take to reopen the strait if the Iranians mined the passage. If Iran ever does mine the strait it could take weeks to clear it. In the mean time the price of oil would explode to the upside. Perhaps this simulation will make our leaders and policy makers beat the war drum a bit softer?”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/10/if-iran-mines-strait-of-hormuz.html
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