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Originally Posted by dmoolenaar
This is 2008. Smart weapons and global hawk. Sink the vessels used in piracy and they are back to fishing and street violence. Savy?
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We have amazing weapons systems, unparalled in history.
BUT... you have to ID the target and communicate that to the payload. Steering the payload in is no problem in comparison.
You have ports (already discussed); mother ships, and small craft some of which are "fast boats."
Ideally, you'd like to tag a pirate boss or his facilities with a sensor/communications package.
I will let you all think of ways to do that.
An alt. is to watch & distinguish a mother ship from others, then hit it and try to swat the small craft as they scuttle away...
Now, do you taxpayers want the US to do all that? Or do we have other things to do with our personnel and materiel?
Most other countries do not have the same level of capability.
The real solution is what was done re the Straits of Molucca - that is a military/policing/political solution. But it takes a while.
A lot of countries are being hit/annoyed by this -- that means it will not persist for very long. I advise against booking any "scenic cruises" in the area for now, however.