Stratfor: Red Alert: The Battle Joined

Stratfor intelligence ^ | 07/21/2006 | analysis@stratfor.com

[himno hero]

XACTLY

[fireforeffect]

Yes, but where did we find Sadam? Not in those bunkers.
Current conventional weapons are limited, if your intent is to destroy the deep bunker.

You get the same effect if you seal the bunker up, leaving no access. This requires identifying and controlling all access points and air/exhaust shafts.

As an example, Nazaralah was silent for what(?) 24 hours after the IAF bombed his bunker. They did not kill him but they did force his followers to dig him out. Now consider if the IDF had troops on the ground. How long could he have lasted down a hole?

[itsahoot]

You get the same effect if you seal the bunker up, leaving no access. This requires identifying and controlling all access points and air/exhaust shafts.

Ever see how we handled bunkers on Iwo Jima. Very cost effective.

[fireforeffect]

Read my original post again.

Disable access points, ventilation shafts, and weapons ports with explosive ordinance. Then pump in CO2 or other cheap heavy gas and bypass. CO2 is better than flame in that it does not look sexy on the evening news.

[itsahoot]

CO2 is better than flame in that it does not look sexy on the evening news.

True enough, but I bet CO2 is considered a chemical weapon. and I think they have a gentleman's agreement on the ban of Napalm, unless of course Janet Reno needs some.