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Originally Posted by rcaf_777
Are you think Nuke? or more conventional means, I mean the the Soviets want to destory to prevent the US from using it, or keep in their hands for there own use gate way to more oil in middle east
But I think in pactical terms the canal would be a mess litter with wrecks from Israel and Egypt fighting around it, or the Soviets could block it by sinking a ships in canal
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As NATO seem to be ones that would benefit most from a link between the Med and the Arabian Gulf (and by extension the Persian Gulf) I was thinking a Soviet nuke, but other options are equally possible.
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Originally Posted by Mohoender
Here is a link to interesting information about power supply to Kolwezi
http://www.abb.fr/industries/ap/db00...90032bfea.aspx
One step further toward a needed collaboration between France and SAR.
Durban would be interesting and the Suez Canal wouldn't be an issue. Shipping would have to go from Durban to Bordeaux with eventual stops at Cape Town, Libreville, Abidjan and Dakar. |
Yep, that does seem like a logical route if the Suez Canal is blocked, taking in potential FBU allies in West Africa. That said, I'm still not convinced about the stability of South Africa, especially in a V1 timeline that has a continued Cold War and (possibly) an apartheid Government remaining in power. It might be different in V2 with Mandela as President, etc. Maybe I've just read Larry Bond's Vortex too often...