alt Hacker News> There is really only one case of this: Guam
Every U.S. base has this need. Stored munitions take out the first wave. That buys time to fuel the plentiful replacements.
> There is really only one case of this: Guam
Every U.S. base has this need. Stored munitions take out the first wave. That buys time to fuel the plentiful replacements.
Which means US servicemen handling extremely dangerous chemical oxidizers under fire. This stuff reacts explosively with everything, including common metals and anything organic.
Admittedly, it allows you to sidestep the regulatory hassles with handling those chemicals in the US, we can order troops to do all sorts of non-OSHA bad ideas, but wouldn't it be easier to just do the dangerous chemical handling on US soil, on a 9-5 in factory?