Thoughts?
https://www.rt.com/business/338901-russia-iran-caspian-canal/
>canal from Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf
Iran is just years away from building a nuclear weapon. We must invade NOW.
>>70488069
fucking how is that even possible
>>70488236
Well, you dig.
>>70488578
I suppose but across 2 mountain ranges and the entirety of Iran?
Russian bait most likely
>>70488705
It would be pretty amazing it they did it
>>70488705
It will be expensive, but it's not impossible. They could use locks.
>>70488860
>across mountain ranges
that's a fuck ton of locks
>>70488860
it will be the longest canal in history
it is 1,050 miles (1689.811 km) over dry desert and the Zargos mountain rang by the Persian gulf and the Elburz mountain range just below the Caspian sea
here is a picture of the Zagros mountains (in Iran) in case anyone still thinks this will be remotely worth the effort
>>70489409
CAn they make it across Khorasan? In that side it's mostly desert and the mountain range ends iirc.
>>70489409
What about an underground canal? Build a giant boring machine then fill the tunnel with water and bang, underground canal.
>>70489568
that would be a good idea if it wasn't for the fact that the technology to build a tunnel that goes down and back up again at the end for cargo ships that are in some cases 15 stories tall doesn't exist
>>70489508
nope, pic related is Khorasan, not even close to where the canal has to go
>>70489828
What do you mean down and back up again?
Also what's stopping anyone from just building a modern boring machine but much bigger?
Something similar has been done before. Pic related.
>>70489936
I know where khorasan is, what i meant is instead of traveling trough mazandaran and following straight down, starting in Khorasan/Golestan and going down trough the desert there
>>70488069
This is impossible. Not happening.
>>70490045
>Also what's stopping anyone from just building a modern pipeline?
>>70490045
i misunderstood what you meant by boring (i thought boring as in "that play sure was boring")
ans assumed you were talking about tunneling under the mountain range like a subway
The entire Russian army doesn't posses enough explosives to clear a path through both mountain ranges.
its like having to make a canal through the rocky mountains and then having to go through the Appalachian mountains
>>70488069
>Thoughts?
A little late for 1st April joke.
Found this on a page that said it's not happening
>>70490165
the Zagros mountains covers the entire Persian gulf in the areas that Iran controls it would be doubling the length of the canal while still not addressing the biggest problem
>>70490423
Yes I do mean tunneling under the mountain, like with one one these but much bigger.
>>70490526
thank you for proving my point
>>70490578
I already told you why thats impossible, please read my post again
>>70490675
Just put a big lock at either end of the tunnel.
>>70488705
>Russian bait most likely
This. They're pre-empting a likely invasion by trumping up a pretext for it. Now if the us or its allies attack Iran, they'll point the finger at "but muh canal!"
They wouldn't build that in a million years.
>>70490720
>the tunnel that is impossible to build
>>70490578
the tunnel would have to be over 150 miles long and then be filled 1/4 with water
INCREDIBLY UNSAFE
we don't posses the technologies to build a tunnel for a full sized cargo ship
>>70488069
good. Iran is the last uncuck'd nation left.
Yea, there is zero chance of this ever happening.
This is in the same category as the Russian Moon base and 90% of the pipeline projects announced by Gazprom etc.
The Russia-China-Iran alliance is getting stronger.
>>70488069
I remember 2 years ago Kremlin made grandiose plans to build bridge in 2-3 years connecting annexed Crimean Peninsula and mainland Russia.
Sanctions came into effect, oil price plummeted and still no bridge.
So Caspian-Persian Gulf canal is an utopia at this time.
>>70491436
They are building that bridge actually.
>>70491436
That bridge is being built though.
If they did it, Putin would have a couple paragraphs about him in history text books in a couple hundred years (Obongo wouldn't have any)
>>70489212
>>70490526
panama canal cost about 15 billion adjusted for inflation
its 78 km long
its not even mostly a trench, but an artificial lake. this is impossible it would cost at least 300 billion. good idea, maybe for year 2150
or if theyre crazy and dig with nuclear bombs, maybe
>>70488069
>thoughts
Damn nigga das a long ass canal
