I truly wonder if, with the billions lost, the #UAE & #GCC countries are really going to build a canal to bypass the Strait of #Hormuz.
There has apparently already been a plan for this collecting dust. With the current problems, $50B+ doesn't sound so bad anymore:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_β¦
#project #construction #opinion #map #screenshot #arabiancanal #arab #unitedarabemirates #iranwar #straitofhormuz #war #waterway #middleeast
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •PΔteris KriΕ‘jΔnis
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •Currently afaik bigger problem if war goes on that production capacity will just be destroyed and that mean loss of it for several years.
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to PΔteris KriΕ‘jΔnis • • •Sean Lynch
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •If Iran can strike Israel with missiles, then this canal will do nothing to open the strait. You'd be better off building rail lines on land through Iraq or Saudi Arabia. The rails are easier to repair after missile attacks.
However, if they tell investors that they'll use AI to secure it, they'll be able to raise $3 or $4 Trillion in a couple of weeks!
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to Sean Lynch • • •@SeanPLynch Yeah I was also thinking about that, the drone threat can be mostly protected against with drone nets, but those missiles are the real issue, wondering if patriots defending just this line would be able to take them down, if the drones didn't swarm them.
Haha even better, just let AI negotiate it ;)
I feel like the AI bubble will collapse soon, so many of the big AI companies are raising capital & preparing IPO's, might be preparation for the cleanse?
Sean Lynch
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •I hope Jared and Ivanka aren't reading these toots.
Otherwise they will start the 'Make Hormuz *Straight* Canal Company' and start lining up investors to fleece!
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to Sean Lynch • • •Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •MadeInDex π°π
in reply to Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw • • •@doc NEVVERR TOTAL WAR TOTAL WAR I SAY!
We are truly governed by the worst of the worst ;)
ProScience πͺπΊ
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •Spoiler: No.
It'll take a long time and cost s***loads of bucks, and too many countries phase out fossils for it to ever be profitable.
Maxentius
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •Khleedril
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •SarcastiCanadian
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •From the (highly problematic) wikipedia entry: "The canal would incorporate locks at specific points along its route to accommodate vessels and adjust water levels as necessary."
Those are some pretty tall mountains, therefore a LOT of locks, each of which becomes a pinch point and potential single-point-of-failure. Waving that kind of problem away with "... locks at specific points along its route..." seems like snake oil.
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to SarcastiCanadian • • •Tim Ward βπͺπΊπΆ #FBPE
in reply to MadeInDex π°π • • •Alternatively the world could build more solar panels and wind turbines.
Oh wait ... we're doing that already!
MadeInDex π°π
in reply to Tim Ward βπͺπΊπΆ #FBPE • • •