A modern blockade does not affect every economy at the same speed. States dependent on imported raw materials must either find alternative suppliers or watch production falter. Vulnerability becomes greater when exports of manufactured goods also provide the revenue that pays for those imports. The same compounding mechanism described in the Anaconda Plan can therefore apply to an industrial trading state. The target's economic structure matters as much as the nominal percentage of ships intercepted.
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Trade dependence determines how quickly blockade bites
Economies that import raw materials and depend on exporting manufactured goods are especially vulnerable because even a partial blockade can interrupt both production and revenue.