Posted on 10/28/2004 9:52:03 AM PDT by finnman69
In the first link is the video of the MN reporters who claim they were in a bunker.
http://66.179.120.106/0003/22000020041027.wmv
In the video, there was definitely NOT one of these sealed on the bunker they clipped open.
http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Focus/IaeaIraq/iraq_gallery/iraq_gallery09/pages/001.shtml
IAEA inspectors check a seal on a bunker with high explosives. (Credit: Pavlicek/IAEA)
isn't destroying weapons the job of engineers/demolitions
I misstated what I wanted to say; why didn't the IAEA destory them instead of locking them up in these obviously flimsy buildings?
I want one of them cool UN baseball hats. They're da bomb!
Big watery eyes, whiskers, flippers and fur....
Duelfer (sp?) said that he strongly urged the IAEA to destroy the ammunitions; they thought putting a sticker on them would do the trick.
IMO, I think the IAEA didn't do what they were supposed to do. They've been caught and are trying to turn attention away from their own shoddy work.
does anyone have a handy reference for the dot markings on the explosives
1.1d is for mass explosion, so I don't think it could be HMX or RDX. The designation means the explosive is unstable and will go if dropped from a distance of 10 - 25 cm
http://www.ribbands.co.uk/genpages/unnumber.htm
For example, 1.1D decodes as Hazard Class 1 (explosive), Division 1 (mass explosion hazard), and Compatibility Group D (secondary blasting explosive).
0042 Boosters without detonator 1.1D
bttt!
They have a protocol for measure of safety, specialized units, not to mention the precise cataloging of all the munitions...there was enough ordinance in Iraq to destroy everyone in the region.
also:
The video shows explosives labels with "1.1D UN 0042".
http://www.ribbands.co.uk/genpages/unnumber.htm
UN numbers identify Hazard Classes
In the Video we see:
"0042 Boosters without detonator 1.1D"
0042 Boosters without detonator 1.1D which can be several different types of explosives but is not necessarily RDX or HMX
0072 is specifically RDX
0072 Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (Cyclonite; Hexogen; RDX), wetted with not less than15% water, by mass 1.1D
0226 is specifically HMX
0226 Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX, Octogen), wetted with not less than 15% water, by mass
Gotcha, I thought you meant US...
I wasn't very clear.
Looks like something I locked my bike with in 3rd grade.
What a surprise.
Bush better tell the VOTERS!
BTTT
I'm no expert. (But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night).
Here's my two cents.
1. The fiberboard barrels are a 1.1D hazardous substance vs. a hazardous finished material. The difference between the definitions of a substance and material is somewhat important. Could be any number of substances. The substance is quite stable otherwise it wouldn't be in fiberboard barrels. That is most probably what is known as packing group III.
2. I suspect the boosters UN0042 were stored with the barrels in the same bunker due to compatibility (The "D" in the hazard classification")
3. The plastic box with the plastic cylinders appear to be 60mm Mortar Rounds packaged as the Germans do. I suspect they are of German origin. Also stored in the same bunker due to hazard classification compatibility.
4. The 6 label is definitely a toxic inhalation hazard. I've never seen an X before. They are always in zones A, B, C or D. That is internationally. The label is probably a subsidiary (secondary)risk label of another primary risk. * This is rare for a munition.
5. The barreled substance and the boosters look like typical mining/quarrying operations materials. Example Bore a hole,pour the material down the hole, prime the booster with a cap,lower the booster into the hole full of substance, let 'er rip.
PROBABLY WHY THERE ARE NO IAEA SEALS - They didn't care about this stuff.
I wouldn't protect my riding lawn mower in my shed with locks like these...however, you have to remember, this is a secured Class 1 military munitions dump protected by a secure perimeter.
For the same reason they didn't catch N. Korea and Iran till it was too late
Shirley, Roger...lol
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