We've had 10 years to improve our bunker buster munitions.
From what I understand they can go halfway to China.
Posted on 09/18/2001 9:51:47 AM PDT by HAL9000
CAIRO (Itar-Tass) - International terrorist Osama bin Laden may be hiding in an underground mountain bunker near the Afghan city of Qandahar, which was designed to his order by German engineers in 1998, the Saudi Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Tuesday with reference to trustworthy sources in Afghanistan.The bin Laden bunker consists of a ramified system of interlinked passages and gallaries, the lowest one of which runs at a depth of 47 metres. The corridors, built at different levels, are provided with electric escalators. The catacombs are equipped with an automatic life-support system, including powerful electric generators, which allows eighty people to hold out in the shelter for approximately six months.
According to some sources, bin Laden had paid several tens of millions of U.S. dollars for the construction of this bunker, which has an effective system of forced ventilation.
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We've had 10 years to improve our bunker buster munitions.
From what I understand they can go halfway to China.
I hope they provided the plans ALREADY.
Do note that I called for conventional GBU-28s first. I don't know the geological history of the area, but I'm sure there's a few fault lines that can be exploited, which would make the GBU-28s more effective.
25 Megaton Air Blast: Pressure Damage - Qandahar, Afghanistan
My thoughts exactly.
While I hope you're right, tunnels are what gave the VC on of their greatest advantages against us in Viet Nam.
While we quite unprepared to deal with tunnels effectively then with little more than extremely brave men, I'd like to think our military is better equiped and ready to deal with tunnel systems today.
"Tunnel Rats and Operation "Crimp"
I read a book about Tunnel Rats several years ago. I'm sorry I don't remember the title.
It was awesome - our Tunnel Rats had balls of steel!
Just on a much larger scale. Let the folks on the space station know so they can get some pictures. Large 8 X 10 glossy should be nice.
I like it. While at it, lets airlift a few thousand tons of rubble from the towers and landscape the place.
ROFLMAO One of my favorites!!!!!
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