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Les semoncer et leur dire d'arrêter ? Mais voyons !
You think you're going to just walk in and tell them what to do?
Et si le navire refuse le contrôle et le remorquage ? Un coup de semonce sera tiré.
What if the ship doesn't stop for inspection or want to be towed?
S'ils refusent notre montée à bord, on les semonce.
We signal our intent to board. They don't acknowledge, we fire a warning shot across their bow.
S'ils répondent à notre semonce, le conflit sera mondial.
If we fire on their ships, and they--they do retaliate, that initiates a full-scale engagement.