In the movie Top Gun - Maverick, we see F-18s attacking targets deep underground.
But what if the target deep underground cannot be attacked by air?
Don't worry, the US military has already come up with a solution to this problem.
During the Cold War, North Korea, Libya and Iran had numerous underground bases to conceal and
To avoid damage from enemy attacks, these underground strongholds are often used as a place to protect VIPs or store and manufacture large quantities of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Whether it is a person or a weapon of mass destruction
In the eyes of the United States, both will have significant strategic implications.
The Joint Special Operations Command of the United States Army has recognized this problem and has designed
The mission to deal with this problem in particular is the Hardened and Deeply Buried Targets mission.
In the 1980s and 1990s, this type of training mission was designed to have special operations forces infiltrate a country to attack underground strongholds in order to disarm or destroy weapons of mass destruction.
One example is in the early 90s.
Delta Force planned to infiltrate Libya via hovercraft and destroy Gaddafi's underground chemical weapons production facility in Tarhuna.
But the plan was never approved as Gaddafi agreed to shut down the chemical weapons production sites.
Today, the mission format has changed to where the person on the ground has to disarm weapons of mass destruction.
And they withdrew with their weapons. A former Delta Force officer also said that both Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 had been training together.
In the underground base on the Nevada Test Site grounds, which consists of a network of tunnels called the P-Tunnel, the two units will train on specific topics such as breaching to open a bunker door.
How to use explosive devices and the amount required to not damage weapons of mass destruction, training on the use of breathing apparatus in contaminated areas, and driving a 4-wheel ATV in a tunnel, etc.
The US military can therefore be confident that if a target is deep underground, it cannot be destroyed by a long-range guided weapon attack.
The US military will be able to use its special forces to destroy or capture targets deep underground.
Hardened and Deeply Buried Targets - When the US had to play mole and dig in to the enemy
