4 points | by throw0101a 3 hours ago ago
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https://archive.is/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/pol...
https://archive.is/rSEyM
The damage/destruction of a key base for logistics seems to have been kept under wraps for months:
> Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
Of course you don't want to dock your capital ships at a place that is with-in striking distance of your enemy.
> Of course you don't want to dock your capital ships at a place that is with-in striking distance of your enemy.
So, where _do_ you dock them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strike_on_Diego_G...: “On 20 March 2026, Iran launched at least two Khorramshahr-4 intercontinental ballistic missiles toward the island of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.”
One failed and the other one was intercepted, but that clearly is within range.
https://archive.is/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/pol...
https://archive.is/rSEyM
The damage/destruction of a key base for logistics seems to have been kept under wraps for months:
> Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
Of course you don't want to dock your capital ships at a place that is with-in striking distance of your enemy.
> Of course you don't want to dock your capital ships at a place that is with-in striking distance of your enemy.
So, where _do_ you dock them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strike_on_Diego_G...: “On 20 March 2026, Iran launched at least two Khorramshahr-4 intercontinental ballistic missiles toward the island of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.”
One failed and the other one was intercepted, but that clearly is within range.