Response to the Landmine Threat in Bosnia: Hearing Before the Military Research and Development Subcommittee, Joint with the Military Procurement Subcommittee, of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held January 24, 1996 |
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... kind of thing becomes more and more publicized so that the American people understand they have a committee here that is genuinely interested in not just the security of our country but in the security of those that provide for the ...
... kind of thing becomes more and more publicized so that the American people understand they have a committee here that is genuinely interested in not just the security of our country but in the security of those that provide for the ...
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... kind of a rambling series of questions , but can you take a shot at that and give me a little feel for this , given that our pur- pose here is to focus on what the real threat is ? Have we maybe exaggerated it a little bit , and then ...
... kind of a rambling series of questions , but can you take a shot at that and give me a little feel for this , given that our pur- pose here is to focus on what the real threat is ? Have we maybe exaggerated it a little bit , and then ...
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... kind of an incident , be it a mine inci- dent or a sniping incident or something like that ; but if the climate is right , they will quit mining . My Vietnam experience tells me that where you understood that the population was friendly ...
... kind of an incident , be it a mine inci- dent or a sniping incident or something like that ; but if the climate is right , they will quit mining . My Vietnam experience tells me that where you understood that the population was friendly ...
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... kind of capacity do we have to deal with the threat today ? That is the issue before us . After it is all said and done , how safe are our troops over there today ? What can you do ? What is on the shelf ? What is available that you are ...
... kind of capacity do we have to deal with the threat today ? That is the issue before us . After it is all said and done , how safe are our troops over there today ? What can you do ? What is on the shelf ? What is available that you are ...
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... kind of pressure we may need , and the kind of circumvention of this very tedious system we have all constructed for defense acqui- sition , in order to protect your troops . So you may consider that . The other question I would ask you ...
... kind of pressure we may need , and the kind of circumvention of this very tedious system we have all constructed for defense acqui- sition , in order to protect your troops . So you may consider that . The other question I would ask you ...
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ACTD agencies antipersonnel mines Armor BACHKOSKY BEAUCHAMP blast booby trap breaching Chairman clear clearance Command committee countermine capabilities countermine operations countermine program Countermine System countermine technologies Dayton agreement Department of Defense deployed to Bosnia detection and neutralization Detection System detonate devices doctrine efforts equipment evaluated Explosive Ordnance Disposal field forces in Bosnia funding fuze GILL ground penetrating radar hand-held HMMWV humanitarian demining HUNTER improved infrared Jefferson Proving Ground kits land mines landmine threat Landmine Warfare Marine Corps MAZZAFRO metal detector Milton minefields mission nology nonmetallic Operation Joint Endeavor panel percent plows pressure-fuzed problem protection Reeder Reingruber RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT responsible rollers science and technology Secretary of Defense sensors SINGLEY soldiers solutions Somalia Standoff tech technical Thank theater things threat in Bosnia tion troops Tuzla U.S. Army U.S. forces unexploded ordnance United UNPROFOR vehicle mounted WELDON