Shedefeatedbothofthem, andas a resultshewonlandfromboth, whichnotonlymadehershapelongerbuttransformedBoliviainto a landlockedcountry, whichissomethingthatBoliviahasbeensaltyabouteversince.
Chile's newlengthin a straightlinefromthesouthernmostpointontheDrakePassagetothenorthernmostontheArcticOceaninAlaskawouldbe 15,738 kilometers, whichmeansthatifyouwerelookingsidewaysat a globe.
LikeHawaiiandGuam, alongwithimportantnavalbasesinJapanandSouthKorea, Americawouldstillbeverycapableoflaunching a twofrontnavalassaultonlongerChilewith a vastlymorepowerfulnavy, whichisonlythebeginningofmyexplanationforhowlongerChilewouldbelegallyunsustainableonenemynavalforce.
Chileatanypointacrossherborder, allittakestocompletelydivinetheentirecountryinhalfanddisrupttheentireflowofsuppliesupanddownis a quickadvancefromanypointtotheocean.
Andwith a populationofonly 150 milliontodefend a frontlinestretchingover 15,000 kilometers, itwouldbeimpossibletosufficientlydefendeverywhereagainsteveryone.
A longerChile's roadnetworkonattackinNorthAmericawouldmeanthattheonlymethodofgettingreinforcementstherewouldbenoeitherresupplythembyseaortomarchthemthroughtheextremelydifficultterrainoftheDarienGap.
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