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naval_blockade
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[ noun ] (military) the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power
Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)Mr._Speaker , in my latest newsletter to my constituents I urged the imposition of a naval_blockade of Cuba as the only effective method of preventing continued Soviet armaments from coming into the Western_Hemisphere in violation of the Monroe_Doctrine . Personally , I think we ought to set_up an immediate naval_blockade of Cuba . A naval_blockade would be thoroughly in line with the Monroe_Doctrine , would be a relatively simple operation to carry_out , and would bring an abrupt end to Soviet penetration of our hemisphere `` . Military experts say a tight naval_blockade off Cuban ports and at the approaches to Cuban waters would require two naval task_forces , each built around an aircraft_carrier with a complement of about 100 planes and several destroyers . Related terms |
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