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From: bill@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (William S. Smith)
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Subject: Re: The Coast Guard means business
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Date: 5 Jun 89 02:43:29 GMT
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From: bill@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (William S. Smith)
In article <7094@cbnews.ATT.COM> budden@manta.nosc.mil (Rex A. Buddenberg) writes:
>The 3 mile territorial sea dates from Revolutionary War days when
>that was the generally accepted maximum range of warship guns.
>Most countries have accepted a 12 mile TW in accordance with the
>Law of the Sea convention (UNCLOS).  The 12 mile contiguous
>zone dates from rum war days where Congress enacted enabling


I believe that in December 1988 as one of his last acts Ronald Regan
extended the Territorial seas of the USA to 12 miles.