The Naval Aspect of the Battle of Snake Island

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Snake island is only 30 or forty kilometers off the rumanian coast. If you control snake island, and it's only nort point two kilometers square, there's nothing on it, no trees, no grass, and two deep water piers. You can also put on air defense systems, which have a, say, 200 mile radius. J p rathbone: Snake island is sort the naval aspect of this battle writ large, albeit on to a very tiny island.

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