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Eugene

(62,641 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:03 PM Sep 2018

Some Border Wall Prototypes Able to Be Breached: CBP Report

Source: NBC7 San Diego

Some Border Wall Prototypes Able to Be Breached: CBP Report

The report shows 13 figures labeled “breached,” but it’s unclear which figures belong to which prototype because the photos were redacted from the release

By Liberty Zabala and Brie Stimson
Published at 5:08 PM PDT on Sep 18, 2018 | Updated at 10:00 AM PDT on Sep 19, 2018

The Trump administration’s proposed border wall is intended to curb illegal immigration and keep Americans safe from dangers on the other side, but under scrutiny and testing the wall prototypes may have failed in that aim, according to a report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tuesday.

Tactical teams, including experts from CBP, U.S. Special Operations Command and the Marine Corps Special Operations Command, tested the eight prototypes in Otay Mesa for breaching, scaling, aesthetics, constructability and design.

The report shows 13 figures labeled “breached,” but it’s unclear which figures belong to which prototype because the photos were redacted from the release.

The breaching scenarios included teams physically penetrating the walls or scaling them in timed climbing scenarios.

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Read more: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Some-Border-Wall-Prototypes-Able-to-be-Breached-CBP-Report-493659921.html
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Some Border Wall Prototypes Able to Be Breached: CBP Report (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2018 OP
How could they be otherwise. lark Sep 2018 #1
Duh. Didn't cartel dig a two mile tunnel under homes and buildings to spring El Chapo? Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #2

lark

(24,147 posts)
1. How could they be otherwise.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:09 PM
Sep 2018

Everything orange assmouth touches crumbles and fails, including now the would-be walls. This isn't one bit about security, it's about him profiting off this and about ginning up the racism from his hater base, a 2-fer.

Midnight Writer

(22,968 posts)
2. Duh. Didn't cartel dig a two mile tunnel under homes and buildings to spring El Chapo?
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:30 PM
Sep 2018

Had lights, air conditioning, a rail track. Why would anyone think a wall will be an obstacle?

You go over, under, around or through.

Think of a dozen healthy young motivated fellows confronted by a wall. How long will it take for the 30 billion dollar wall to be rendered useless?

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