The navy sank that Iranian ship with a torpedo, the first time it has deployed one in war since WW II.

[mattblaze@federate.social]

@LabSpokane Yeah, not that one.

[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]

@mattblaze

The first time that that the US acknowledged using one.

The Royal Navy used one in the Falklands War.

There are two other potential incidents involving Pakistan and North Korea.

[whvholst@eupolicy.social]

@mattblaze What I find amazing (and not in a good way) is that nobody has given a peep about the submarine in question not bothering to rescue the survivors. In the case of the Admiral Belgrano this was sort of defensible, given its escorts. In this case there is no such excuse.

[for future research: Laconia Orders and their legal ramifications]

[dbrand666@mastodon.social]

@mattblaze
Also, the ship was unarmed and returning from a naval exercise (that the US was also invited to participate in) - not engaged in combat.

[desperadoduck@digitalcourage.social]

@mattblaze I fear it is likely that either Trump or Netanjahu will go nuclear. They both have no conscience at all and no one is there to stop them.

After that, all bets are off.

[ericbono@exquisite.social]

@mattblaze

The Nuremberg Trials?

[scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca]

@mattblaze @LabSpokane Bat Bombs then?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

[rotopenguin@mastodon.social]

@mattblaze @LabSpokane *breaks out a bottle of the 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 hydrogen peroxide*

[labspokane@mas.to]

@mattblaze Work with me here, Matt. We’re just one bazooka scooter from victory.

[linuxfiend@vmst.io]

@mattblaze You know he really wants to though.