LOL. This reminds me of how we used to store Chemical Weapons. There were these bunker like things in the middle of pretty much no where. Imagine a curved garage. Inside them were barrels and barrels of chemical agents like VX Nerve Agent, Blister Agent, etc. No guards, no patrols. Just the equivalent of a garage door and a padlock. It would have been so easy to drive a pickup back to it, take a hammer to the lock, open the garage door, and begin loading as much chemical warfare agents as you could haul. I really didn't think much on it until your comment.
And no it wasn't like it was on base where you had to go through a checkpoint or anything. It was like a storage area off base and there a ton of those bunkers too. Probably had weapons and shit in them.
I bet that crap is still going on too.
If you are talking about what I'm thinking of, those were probably what we called igloos. Designed to store explosives. Typically the "padlocks" used on then run about $1000 each and are considered high security locks. You would be hitting it all day with a sledge. They can take multiple shots from a 50 cal. Demolition Ranch (YouTube) had a good video on it.
But I've never been around chemical weapons storage.
They were these concrete like bunkers. Imagine if you took a soda bottle and cut it half way down the middle length wise and tipped it on it's side. They had dirt and grass that covered them so they looked like these long round hills with flat ends and basically a driveway going to the front of them. I'll be honest those locks didn't look like much and this was 1992.
What year was this? I was a (5711) nuclear, biological, and chemical defense specialist from 01-06 in the Marine corps. as far as I know we do not use or stockpile chemical weapons. The only exception being at fort Leonard Wood Missouri where you have to go through a VX nerve agent and GB (sarin) nerve agent gas chamber in my MOS School. I can't confirm any of what you are saying. The only place where chemical agents were stored are in very clearly marked bunkers that are fenced off, with many chemical agent placards surrounding the perimeter.
You had me at fort McClellan. That is where the school used to be. Knowing this now I can't absolutely refute what you're saying. However standards have changed immensely since then.
Yep, they had a full Nerve Agent training facility with full decon and everything. Saw a bunny die there from Nerve Agent exposure. I'm sure after 9 - 11 a lot of things changed but it did strike me a little weird that there was all this stuff in the middle of nowhere and we just drove to it without being stopped, opened up a garage door, and grabbed a couple of barrels and off we went.
LOL. This reminds me of how we used to store Chemical Weapons. There were these bunker like things in the middle of pretty much no where. Imagine a curved garage. Inside them were barrels and barrels of chemical agents like VX Nerve Agent, Blister Agent, etc. No guards, no patrols. Just the equivalent of a garage door and a padlock. It would have been so easy to drive a pickup back to it, take a hammer to the lock, open the garage door, and begin loading as much chemical warfare agents as you could haul. I really didn't think much on it until your comment.
And no it wasn't like it was on base where you had to go through a checkpoint or anything. It was like a storage area off base and there a ton of those bunkers too. Probably had weapons and shit in them. I bet that crap is still going on too.
If you are talking about what I'm thinking of, those were probably what we called igloos. Designed to store explosives. Typically the "padlocks" used on then run about $1000 each and are considered high security locks. You would be hitting it all day with a sledge. They can take multiple shots from a 50 cal. Demolition Ranch (YouTube) had a good video on it.
But I've never been around chemical weapons storage.
Hi, Lockpicking Lawyer...
LOL
You can cut the metal around the lock (on the gate or door) if your igloo is what I think it is (a military tuffshed)
https://media.defense.gov/2019/Apr/26/2002121815/780/780/0/190423-F-WN543-026.JPG
Not easily cutting them either. Even the thinnest does we had were 4" (not solid) and multiple layers.
Either the bolt gives first or the lock's arm.
Where there is a system (physical or otherwise) , there's a method to hack it.
They were these concrete like bunkers. Imagine if you took a soda bottle and cut it half way down the middle length wise and tipped it on it's side. They had dirt and grass that covered them so they looked like these long round hills with flat ends and basically a driveway going to the front of them. I'll be honest those locks didn't look like much and this was 1992.
What year was this? I was a (5711) nuclear, biological, and chemical defense specialist from 01-06 in the Marine corps. as far as I know we do not use or stockpile chemical weapons. The only exception being at fort Leonard Wood Missouri where you have to go through a VX nerve agent and GB (sarin) nerve agent gas chamber in my MOS School. I can't confirm any of what you are saying. The only place where chemical agents were stored are in very clearly marked bunkers that are fenced off, with many chemical agent placards surrounding the perimeter.
1992 to be exact at Fort McClellan. I was a 54BL12 NBC Recon.
You had me at fort McClellan. That is where the school used to be. Knowing this now I can't absolutely refute what you're saying. However standards have changed immensely since then.
Yep, they had a full Nerve Agent training facility with full decon and everything. Saw a bunny die there from Nerve Agent exposure. I'm sure after 9 - 11 a lot of things changed but it did strike me a little weird that there was all this stuff in the middle of nowhere and we just drove to it without being stopped, opened up a garage door, and grabbed a couple of barrels and off we went.