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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The Soviets certainly did, I can't say about the Americans' but that would be an interesting little thing to try to find out.
the Soviets were allowed to move ships through because f the world and that's why.
they were also smart enough to make sure that their specific role ships that weren't too specific were outside the boundries of the agreement.
In other words "No Comrades, this aircraft carrier looking ship that launches aircraft also carries offensive weaponry like missiles and guns so its not applicable to this convention and f you"
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Would the Soviets risk taking an aircraft carrier into the Black Sea back then? With a NATO country controlling the lone passage in and out, they would run the risk of never getting the thing out of there. If something would have escalated to where the carrier was needed, the straight could be blocked and the carrier deemed useless in the Black Sea.