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In March of 2007, Iran seized a dozen or so Royal Navy sailors in disputed Persian Gulf waters. About two weeks later, they were released unharmed, but the incident caused a huge ruckus in international relations.

Suppose, when the Iranian boats first surrounded the British, gunfire was accidentally exchanged, causing the Iranians to spray the inflatable rafts with machine fire and kill all of the British sailors. What then?
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