BeyondBelief. Thieves cut thru flimsy wire fence stealing 200 detonators, plastic explosives,

[snagglepuss]

and grenades.

That a wire fence is all that was protecting a French military base storing ammunition beggars belief!




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152461/Grenades-plastic-explosives-200-detonators-stolen-French-military-base-thieves-cut-wire-fence.html

[bluedigger]

1. What do you think surrounds our military bases?

If you said "wire fences", you would be correct.

[snagglepuss]

3. I would've thought there'd be electrified fences, surveillence and that plastic explosives and

detonators would be stored in vault like concrete structures. If all there is the same kind of fence that is concerning. However Europe and France have a much larger population of Islamists and for that fact alone I would have thought weapons facilities would have better security.

I find it boggling to have so little security these days. I rather doubt that the detonators and explosives are just going to sit in someone's closet.

[bluedigger]

4. I don't recall ever seeing electric fences.

We always had a "Post Guard Duty" that rotated from unit to unit and which was responsible for extra security at various high security locations, like ammo stores, on base. My first time doing it was Christmas Eve, which did not go over well with my bride, who had arrived just that week to join me.

I would assume that some electronic surveillance has been upgraded as well, but not a whole lot, at least in the Army - they have bodies at their beck and call 24/7. The French base commander probably isn't, anymore.

[valerief]

2. Trumps response: "Those dumb frogs. They shoulda let me build the fence. Nobody can build a

fence like I can build a fence. I'da built a YOOGE fence."

[lpbk2713]

5. That should make for an interesting Bastille Day.