1.   The USA announces its intention to enforce a naval blockade against Iraq.

2.   US and UK instruct their ships to implement naval blockade of Iraq.

3.   The naval blockade was extended to a total of seven ports including Split and Dubrovnik.

4.   Beijing threatens naval blockade, and says missiles will fall every day in Taiwan.

5.   A naval blockade is agreed upon.

6.   Also, international law may not recognize a naval blockade erected by NATO unless it is sanctioned by the United Nations, Weinrod added.

7.   But China probably could impose a naval blockade.

8.   But European political leaders, especially the French, are worried that any naval blockade would widen the war and require approval by the United Nations.

9.   Essentially, the options Kennedy faced were a naval blockade of the island, an air strike or invasion, or a negotiated settlement through the United Nations.

10.   Even some U.S. military leaders at the time believed that a naval blockade and continued conventional bombardment would have forced a surrender.