Foreword: Blockade of the Red Sea, cut off Israel's grain routes, whoever dares to come to help will bomb whom! The Houthis are far more assertive than the outside world thinks, and even the US military has had to retreat. Now, the Houthis have once again issued a new warning, and the US military has "started a war" overnight to counterattack, but before actually starting, it is best to listen to China's advice.
*: The Houthis used a large number of unmanned boats, carrying hundreds of kilograms of powerful explosives, to carry out cluster attacks on US troops).
1. The U.S. military's pre-war warnings, the Houthis ignored them
The new style of play of the Houthis is simply impeccable, and even if the US military summons the navies of 12 countries, it will be difficult to directly deter the other side.
This is because nearly 100,000 Houthis have mobilized to blockade the Red Sea, directly cutting off Israel's grain routes, making it impossible for outside aid to reach ports, and fierce fighting has broken out in Gaza, Lebanon and other regions, Israel's daily consumption is increasing almost at an alarming rate.
But the problem is that it's useless to be anxious, Yemen can't manage it, and the U.S. military can't manage itIt only takes a few suicide drones for less than $20,000 to make the United States tired of coping, not to mention the unmanned boats that are interspersed behind the US ships from time to time, charging with explosives at any time.
Against this background, the US side revealed that Biden is considering some possible options against the Houthis, such as military strikes. If the other side insists on taking dangerous actions in the Red Sea region, thenThe United States responded militarily.
It is widely believed thatWith this statement, the United States quite skipped the warning link and "declared war" on the Houthis.
However, the Houthis simply ignored it and bombed the Red Sea and the US warship.
It is reported that Cooper, the commander of the US Fifth Fleet, revealed that when the US ship was sailing in the Red Sea, the Houthi unmanned boat rushed over and detonated it as if it were dead.
*: The Houthis plan to blow up submarine cables in the waters near the Red Sea).
2. What's next? Straight into the soft underbelly of the United States
It can be said that whenever the U.S. military wants to counterattack, the Houthis immediately withdraw, and the U.S. military is just about to stop, they immediately rush over and bite twice, the most important thing is that the U.S. military can't really hit the heavy hand, and it looks particularly embarrassing and embarrassed.
So, the question is, are the Houthis afraid? Apparently not afraid. Not only that, as soon as the US military's "ultimatum" ended, the Houthis immediately took action, openly warning the US military that it had found a new target - submarine cables.
In a set of maps of submarine cables near the Red Sea, we can see that the Internet lines connecting countries around the world will pass through here.
Analysts believe that the Houthis are unlikely to cut off all lines, so it is likely that they will focus on cables near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is located between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, guarding the southeastern exit of the Red Sea, connecting the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
In other words, submarine cables are one of the most efficient communication facilities in the world, through which efficient information and data can be transmitted between countries. And communication is an important foundation for the US military to dominate the world, so the Houthis have grasped the submarine cable, which is equivalent to penetrating the soft underbelly of the US military.
*: Tonga's volcanic eruption and huge tsunami caused the entire territory to lose contact).
Ten trillion losses a day, and the US military has a big deal
Referring to news reports, the strategic significance of submarine cables is not low space satellites, once damaged, cut off or interfered with, many countries will be greatly affected, evenled to a return to the "Stone Age" in Western countries.
In 2022, the volcanic eruption in Tonga caused a mushroom cloud of volcanic ash to erupt in an instant, with a diameter of 5 kilometers and a height of 20 kilometersLost contact throughout Tonga, and all the ** and networks with the outside world are blocked.
In the same year, after the attack on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the submarine cables of Norway, the United Kingdom, and France were "bizarrely cut" one after another, causing large-scale communication impacts.
In 2011, Japan** caused damage to nearby submarine fiber optic cables, and in a short period of timeMany Chinese users are unable to access the United States**. It is not an exaggeration to say that submarine cables are so important that they are the lifeblood of a country.
In addition to the most basic loss of contact, the destruction of submarine cables will also bring a lot of economic losses. In the United States, for example, the data of financial transactions transmitted by submarine cables every day is at least more than $10 trillion.
In fact, it was proposed a long time ago,If there is a war in the future, will Russia cut the submarine cable, will it lead to the collapse of the US economy?
*: The United States is concerned about the severing of submarine cables, so it has developed the West Ford Project to create a controllable artificial ionosphere).
It is important to emphasize that although this equipment is fragile, it is also highly protected because of this.
First of all, when the submarine cable is laid, the staff will give it multiple layers of protection, such as the outer polymer, the inner copper pipe, paraffin, carbonated resin, etc.
Secondly,As early as the Cold War, the United States launched the "West Ford Project", which launched 430 million copper antennas into space to avoid the attack on submarine cables, and still have long-range communication capabilities.
4. It is better to listen to China's suggestions
Whether it is the Houthi attack on the sea**, submarine cables, or the "war" warning of 13 countries led by the United States, these actions will threaten regional peace and stability.