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The Navy Is Depending on Dolphins to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open
 The threat of Iran closing the strait has reached a fever pitch, reports today's New York Times, with U.S. officials warning Iran's supreme leader that such moves would cross a "red line" provoking a U.S. response. Iran could block the strait with any assortment of mines, armed speed boats or anti-ship cruise missiles but according to Michael Connell at the Center for Naval Analysis, The immediate issue [for the U.S. military] is to get the mines. To solve that problem, the Navy has a solution that isn't heavily-advertised but has a time-tested success rate: mine-detecting dolphins.Article has lots of supporting links, so it's easier to check it out directly. Posted by: gorb 2012-01-17 |
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