Renewed assault against the US

Huntington Political Examiner ^ | 12/29/2009 | Mark Shoffner

[mshoffner]

The recent events have brought some questions. The shooting at Ft. Hood, the failed Christmas Day attack, the disruptive passenger on the same flight a day later.

At least two (Ft.Hood and the Christmas flight) have ties to the Yemen operative base of Al Qaeda. Both are tied to a former US Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki. It seems as if Yemen is the new Afghanistan as far as extremist assaults on the US. They started with the USS Cole.

[PAMadMax]

No more expensive invasions, dead US servicemen, etc.

Nuclear-tipped tomahawks....maybe see if Russia has any chem weapons left and buy some, seeing how our arsenal is almost decommisioned. After all, pesticide is for pests.

[jagusafr]

“Both are tied to a former US Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki.”

Seal Team Six, please pick up the white courtesy phone...

Colonel, USAFR

[La Lydia]

I think we still have some chemical weapons in Pueblo, Colorado. They are in the process of destroying them, but I don’t think they’re all gone yet.

[PAMadMax]

Used to be stored at Dugaway Proving Grounds. Most met the incinerator at Anniston.

[Little Pig]

No one in the Military shed many tears over having to destroy the chem weapons. The thing about chems (and bio systems) is that they’re so dang *easy* to make. We threw away the product, not the recipe.

[La Lydia]

"The Pueblo Chemical Depot’s mission is to ensure safe storage for part of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile. The site, located about 14 miles east of Pueblo, Colorado, has been safely storing chemical weapons since the 1950s. The depot has 780,078 weapons with about 2,611 tons of mustard, a blister agent. This represents about 8.5 percent of the original U.S. chemical weapons stockpile. Pueblo Chemical Depot has 922 storage igloos, though only 102 store chemical weapons. Through the Reuse Authority in Pueblo, some of the empty igloos can be leased...

"The Chemical Munitions Storage Area is located along the northern boundary of PCD within the Chemical Demilitarization reuse area. Mustard chemical munitions are stored in above the ground surface, concrete, and earth-covered igloos. The munitions were first stored in C-Block igloos and moved to G-Block in 1979. Munitions are inspected regularly...

"The Army currently is assessing viable technologies other than incineration to dispose of chemical weapons at Pueblo. Until this assessment is complete, the Army’s plans to construct an incinerator at Pueblo are on hold. The facility will destroy 8.5% of the nation's original chemical stockpile including Mustard agent in projectiles and mortars. The decision about which technology will be used to dispose of Pueblo's stockpile of chemical weapons has not been made, but the path of the two Environmental Impact Statements will lead the Army to that ultimate decision...."

[La Lydia]

It is nearly impossible to destroy them, see what’s going on in Pueblo, because of dueling environmentalists’ screaming knock-down-drag-out over how to do it.

[The Comedian]

This is what happens when somebody forgets to kill all the Muslims.

Hitting them here and there is like taking half of a course of anti-biotics: The infection just grows back stronger.

Time to go fission.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[PAMadMax]

Sounds to me like a winner, retrofit some existing platforms or maybe a BigEye is laying around....problem solved.