Originally Posted by
Ninthace
I am reading reports that the IRIS Dena was unarmed at the time of its sinking. It was returning home after a joint exercise with the Indian Navy. Moreover, the US had been invited to participate in the exercise and had withdrawn at the last minute, so they would have been aware that participating ships would not be armed. If true, does this constitute yet another war crime, especially as the submarine failed to surface and render assistance to survivors, even though there was no threat to it?
If the sub hadn't sunk the Dena, and the Dena had made it back to Iran, it may (or may not) have been able to rearm (if it really was unarmed at all) and pose a threat. If it was armed, how far away was it from being able to target Diego Garcia - a day's sailing? So I am ok with it being sunk. Not dissimilar to Conqueror sinking the Belgrano in the Falklands.