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Old 10-09-2010, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kalos72 View Post
So as I read through the details of the canal and its operation, it seems to me that it could very well be functional for some time after the nukes dropped...

Anyone have any feelings on that?
I think the Russians wouldn't have wasted a nuke on it. It's too small and too slow in operation to be of use to most naval traffic. For most purposes, it's irrelevant.
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