"Vehicle bomb" instead of "car bomb" or "truck bomb"
It's depressing when folks are so regularly filling cars and trucks with explosives that the term "vehicle bomb" becomes preferable.
It's still relatively rare, but they used it on the radio today to describe an attack with three vehicle bombs, including a g.d. cement truck. If the bombers used two trucks and one car, I suppose vehicle bomb is the only correct collective phrase.
Somewhat of a side note: The U.S. started making federal property vehicle-bomb-proof after the tragedy at the Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983, but it was Oklahoma City that really encouraged more steps to be taken. Think of any federal building - courthouses, office buldings, the EPA building in Cincnnati. Most or all of them have the giant flower pots or cement poles out front to keep speeding vehicles at bay.
The driveway at the gate to the U.S. Naval Academy is another good example; it contains a few L-shaped curves. Most people don't realize the strategic/defensive reason for a curving driveway, but slowing down a hostile vehicle is it, unfortunately. Couldn't find a photo.
Anyway, sick times.
It's still relatively rare, but they used it on the radio today to describe an attack with three vehicle bombs, including a g.d. cement truck. If the bombers used two trucks and one car, I suppose vehicle bomb is the only correct collective phrase.
Somewhat of a side note: The U.S. started making federal property vehicle-bomb-proof after the tragedy at the Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983, but it was Oklahoma City that really encouraged more steps to be taken. Think of any federal building - courthouses, office buldings, the EPA building in Cincnnati. Most or all of them have the giant flower pots or cement poles out front to keep speeding vehicles at bay.
The driveway at the gate to the U.S. Naval Academy is another good example; it contains a few L-shaped curves. Most people don't realize the strategic/defensive reason for a curving driveway, but slowing down a hostile vehicle is it, unfortunately. Couldn't find a photo.
Anyway, sick times.
posted by bp at
5:34 PM
1 Comments:
I agree, totally sick times.
The federal bldg here in Detroit had the flower pots to block vehicle access until recently, when GSA blocked off the surrounding roads and is in the process of constructing a concrete barrier.
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t'su, at 1:24 PM
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