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Re:Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran's oi... by lwansbrough on Monday March 09, 2026 @07:16AM (#47307555)
No. The greater deterrent is to make the world so complexly integrated that such actions carry an enormous cost.
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Re:Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran's oi... by myrmidon on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:34AM (#47309685)
That whole approach has a bad historical track record-- people tought WW1 "impossible" for the exact same reason.

Not only that, but the only way to do this is to stack the risk against yourself in the case it ever fails.

Just look at the EU/Russia energy dependency. There is good reason that no serious nation does this (intentionally) with actually vital goods like their food supply (not even among allies, really).

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Re:Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran's oi... by Hikikomori on Monday March 09, 2026 @02:07PM (#47312924)
Join the American hegemony or get bombed?
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