article_snippet.sent: they could be used as launch pads for law enforcement vessels and harassing operations of other countries in the region.
article_snippet.sent: These have been very provocative in the past and the installations mean more ships, that in turn escalates conflict.
article_snippet.sent: In a military conflict these sorts of installations would be sitting ducks.
article_snippet.sent: territory are provocative.
article_snippet.sent: There are soldiers there and if this happens, soldiers are very near each other.