The one connecting "Ash Shishah" to the mainland of Oman?The narrowest point is only 710 feet wide, and 343 feet high.Corinth Canal is almost 4 miles.
>>541613362Close up.For an absolute monarchy with infiniwealth, why can't they blast through that, then dredge channel through it that extends west and east bypassing most of Hormuz?
>>541613362Because they aren’t getting hit on a thing flat line starting at the tip of the isthmus. They are getting hit throughout the entire persian gulf. That’s the nature of a contested body of water in any state of war. no matter how closely they hug the coast, a drone or rocket could still get them.
>>541613424Thin* flat line
>>541613424>>541613443This post was motivated by the post about the dredging activity going on between the peninsula and the north eastern most island in >>541613362pic related.If it's worth dredging that channel, why not blast and dredge one further south, with more mountain cover?
>>541613362couple few reasons
>>541613362Yeah, surely the US has a right sized nuke to blast the damn thing in one clean go.
>>541614875Ever heard of dynamite?The isthmus of Corinth is 300 feet high in some places, and 4 miles long.
