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Shipping routes depend on safe, predictable access. Naval mines remain a low-cost, high-impact threat, capable of halting global trade and forcing costly responses, even when only a small number are deployed or threatened in chokepoints.Learning Outcomes:
- Critical Thinking — The article shows how a relatively simple threat can create disproportionate effects, encouraging readers to question assumptions about complexity and impact.
- Strategic Awareness — It highlights how global systems depend on vulnerable infrastructure, helping readers understand broader economic and security interconnections.
