the.com/naval blockade
starving a country of everything except its own paranoia.
means a military strategy of using ships to seal off a coastline or port, cutting off trade, supplies, and reinforcements without firing a shot on land.
from formalized in the 1856 declaration of paris, which said blockades only count legally if you actually enforce them with ships present, not just declare them on paper.
legal requirementmust be enforced continuously, not just announced
slow weaponcan take months or years to work
civilian targetoften hits food and medicine before military supplies
for instance
berlin blockade — soviets sealed west berlin in 1948, allies airlifted supplies for 11 months
union blockade — north choked confederate ports for 4 years in the civil war
cuban missile crisis — us called it a quarantine in 1962 to avoid declaring war
gaza blockade — israel and egypt sealed the strip starting 2007, still ongoing