krees@axion.bt.co.uk (kearton rees) (11/15/90)
From: kearton rees <krees@axion.bt.co.uk> I haven't been following this newsgroup in detail so please excuse me if this question has already been asked. Re: Iraq I have seen, recently on TV, troops engaged in exercises reacting to a gas strike. In all the videos, the gas is shown as a (pretty obvious) cloud so that it could be seen in advance. How will they cater for a release that is invisible (eg biological or gas in much smaller quantities? How good are their detectors? It strikes me that the most effective way to launch such an attack would be to release initially small enough amounts (eg wind bourne from a plane) to avoid detection but strong enough to affect the troops. Then when the main weapons are used the troops will be slowed down by the initial effects. The only defence to such a strategy would be to have extremely sensitive detectors plus a sound method for quickly informing troops. Kearton #--------------------------------------------------------------# krees@axion.bt.co.uk British Telecom Research Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 7RE United Kingdom. * Voyeurism - now that's something worth looking into. * #--------------------------------------------------------------#