The defenses discussed are technically practical, but institutions still have to fund and install them. Russia's allocation choices and infrastructure limits impede measures that states with more available resources could adopt. Western navies have also identified solutions without necessarily paying for them. A known harbor vulnerability can therefore remain below the action threshold until a damaging attack makes it urgent.
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Why harbor defenses remain unfunded despite known solutions
Ukraine's attacks expose harbor-defense problems with technically straightforward answers, yet money, infrastructure, and competing priorities delay adoption until after a costly failure.