Isn't there an issue with many countries not allowing armed vessels of any kind into their waters and harbors? I thought I read something a few months back, when all of this finally escalated to CNN proportions, that arming the ships wasn't an option. It also had something to do with the crews not being trained to fight. I'll have to go search around for the report.
When this plays out I think we'll discover that diplomacy isn't always an option. The solution is inevitable, fight fire with fire, only our fire is going to a little hotter than theirs.
I'd be willing to bet that someone corporation like Blackwater is going to come up with a plan to load weapons and personnel after the ships loads up clears the harbor. They then become responsible for the safety of the vessel until it nears its next port. Before leaving international waters they'll have to offload the weapons and crew.
(Heeeyyyyyy.... if we tap into the resources of Subsim I'm sure we can come up with our own mercenary ship for hire. Subman can probably get us more and better weapons than most countries could get. If that failed, we could always get Skybird to talk them to death.)
No matter what happens, there is one thing that all of us know is a given, if it hasn't happened yet it will soon. Through higher prices, insurance premiums and taxes, you and I are the ones that will be paying for the solution no matter what it costs.
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