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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
Just a cruel thought, but wouldn't the Soviets find it easy to mine the Singapore Strait as well as the passages through the Malay Barrier? A very sizable percentage of the world's shipping goes through both...
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Lee,
That's a great point. At least some of these areas would be mined by some power or another. Soviet subs or surface raiders may be able to lay minefields, even using nuclear mined. Or local combatants might want to isolate the area from trade for some reason. These minefields may be cleared or partially cleared over time.
Tony