Posted on 11/15/2002 5:12:32 PM PST by MadIvan
I'll second that.
Those tactical nukes are stored in something called a WS3 vault probably located in a hardened aircraft shelter; if they even happen to be there at Kleine Brogel. The Nukes are well protected.
From article: An al-Qa'eda terrorist has confessed that he planned to drive a giant explosive device into a United States air force bunker in Belgium believed to contain nuclear warheads.
And if the B-61s were in a munitions storage igloo, there is no way somebody is going to drive into it. The huge steel blast door is always locked, which has 2 high security locks. Hell he wouldn't make it past security.
Did you all know that BELGIUM BLOCKED OUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS GUY FOR ALMOST A YEAR!? (Pardon the shouting.)
Link to article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/18/wbelg18.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=69295
Belgians block FBI terrorist inquiries
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Brussels
(Filed: 18/10/2001)
BELGIUM is refusing to co-operate fully in the fight against terrorism and has denied FBI investigators access to crucial witnesses.
More than a month after the attacks in America, the FBI is still trying to obtain telephone records and contact addresses needed to track down the al-Qa'eda network in Europe, says the New York Times.
American officials scoffed at Belgian claims yesterday that the dispute was because of the FBI's failure to follow "proper procedure" or that they had been given the material wanted.
An official said: "Belgium signed an agreement to co-operate with America but we're certainly not seeing that kind of partnership yet."
*****Christian de Valkeneer, the Belgian judge in charge of terrorist investigations, has been "working to rule" to prevent FBI agents gaining access to his files. The delays may have allowed crucial leads to dry up.
The Americans are itching to talk to Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian arrested by the Belgians two days after the September 11 attacks, but Judge de Valkeneer refused to hand over information about his network of contacts.
According to the confession of Djamel Beghal, an Algerian terrorist now in the hands of the French, Trabelsi was preparing to carry out a suicide bombing mission against the American embassy in Paris.
In contrast Holland, Germany and Spain are working in a "joined-up" operation with the FBI, in some cases allowing Americans to take part in suspect interviews.
*****On Friday a Belgian court ordered the release of two terrorist suspects with al-Qa'eda ties who were caught with car bomb chemicals.
Belgium is a leading centre of Islamic extremists, especially the Algerian GIA Armed Islamic Group, which is linked to al-Qa'eda.
Judge de Valkeneer is no stranger to controversy. He has been accused of dragging his feet in an inquiry into foreign ministry corruption.
Another dim bulb jihadist with a 40-watt bombing strategy.
The two page article appears to document a WMD event involving smallpox that was hushed up, but then in the last sentence declares the entire affair was a NSC drill conducted a year ago.
I really felt it was a poor play by the Society.
When I worked in the S-2 shop in a Pershing Battalion in Germany we were ready for terrorists trying to drive trucks through barricades. It is unlikely they could have done more than kill a few guards at the outer gates. Sad, but I doubt they would ever gotten anywhere near damaging a nuclear weapon.
The Belgians.
So you want to punish all of Islam, and turn many more of the 1.5 BILLION Muslims against us by nuking Mecca?
This is just a guess, but I'll bet your kind of advice isn't helpful in winning this war.
I spent ten years in - all of it at Nellis AFB. Long ago, Area II used to be called "Lake Mead Base," and at one time, the local paper carried an article about how it was a nuclear weapons storage facility. When the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing was still active and at Nellis, Area II was listed (in the public domain) as the largest nuclear weapons storage facility in the west.
You're not kidding about the security around nuclear weapons. Would have been interesting to see anyone try to get to them at Nellis.
I'd say the largest nuclear weapon storage site is located at Kirtland AFB New Mexico.
Islam is a bogus "religion". It's nothing but a psycho death cult and its followers deserve no mercy.
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