The Idle Threat? an Assessement of the Economic, Military, and Strategic Consequences of an Iranian Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

NAVAL

POSTGRADUATE

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MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

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THE IDLE THREAT? AN ASSESSEMENT OF THE

ECONOMIC, MILITARY, AND STRATEGIC

CONSEQUENCES OF AN IRANIAN CLOSURE OF THE

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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