Sea Mines: The $2,000 Weapon That Can Sink a Billion-Dollar Warship

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Sea Mines: The $2,000 Weapon That Can Sink a Billion-Dollar Warship

Sea mines are the Navy’s silent nightmare. Cheap, deadly, and incredibly effective, they’ve sunk more U.S. ships than missiles or torpedoes combined. This episode dives into the terrifying cost-effectiveness of mine warfare, the staggering numbers deployed in World War II, and the different types of mines — from crude floating bombs to advanced homing killers. Learn why these $2,000 weapons can cripple billion-dollar fleets and remain one of the deadliest threats in modern naval warfare.

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In 1980's, the Iranians successfully used North Korean WWI-style underwater mines in Persian Gulf.

In 1988, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) struck one of those Iranian mines.

US Navy was unprepared.  They had not prioritized mine sweeping in the Persian Gulf.  They were blinded by technical progress to consider that an enemy would still use such crude weapons.

Much like US fighter planes early in the Vietnam War that only had missiles, not guns or cannons like the enemy did.