Deeply Buried Facilities - George Washington University

Deeply Buried Facilities

Implications for Military Operations

Eric M. Sepp, Lt Colonel, USAF

May 2000

Occasional Paper No. 14

Center for Strategy and Technology

Air War College

Air University

Maxwell Air Force Base

Deeply Buried Facilities: Implications for Military Operations

by

Eric M. Sepp, Lt Col, USAF

May 2000

Occasional Paper No. 14

Center for Strategy and Technology

Air War College

Air University

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Deeply Buried Facilities: Implications for Military Operations

Eric M. Sepp, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF

May 2000

The Occasional Papers series was established by the Center for Strategy and Technology as a forum for research on topics that reflect long-term strategic thinking about technology and its implications for U.S. national security. Copies of No. 14 in this series are available from the Center for Strategy and Technology, Air War College, 325 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama 36112. The fax number is (334) 953-1988; phone (334) 953-2985.

Occasional Paper No. 14

Center for Strategy and Technology

Air War College

Air University

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112

Contents

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Disclaimer ........................................................................................................i

Author............................................................................................................. ii

Preface........................................................................................................... iii

I. Introduction.................................................................................................1

II. Analysis of Deeply Buried Facilities .........................................................5

III. Locating Deeply Buried Facilities ..........................................................15

IV. Neutralizing Deeply Buried Facilities....................................................22

V. Conciusions .............................................................................................31

Bibliography..................................................................................................34

Notes..............................................................................................................36

Illustrations Figure 1. Illustration of Deeply Buried Facility .............................................9

Tables Table 1. Common Geophysical Methods of Prospecting.............................15

Table 2. Neutralizing Concepts and Critical Nodes .....................................23

Table 3. Summary of Responses to Deeply Buried Facilities ......................32

Disclaimer The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the United States Government, or of the Air War College Center for Strategy and Technology.

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