Mozambique Destruction :: Operations Rachel
Destruction method
Firstly a safe destruction sight is selected. Any civilian population close to the
destruction sight is warned beforehand of the destruction that is going to take place.
Before the destruction is commenced the police helicopter will secure the destruction
perimeter to ensure there are no people or animals in the immediate area before the
go-ahead is given for the destruction.
The weapons are placed and destroyed in a hole of either the original cache or one is created. The first layer of weapons is placed at the bottom to create a level service for the explosives that are placed on top, followed by two layers of weapons before more explosives are placed on that which in turn is followed by explosives until the process is completed. In cases of extremely large quantities a second stack will normally be built after the first has been destroyed.
The composition of the stack depends on the type of weapons, their net explosive content and type of ammunition present. The explosives in the stack are detonated with the detonation direction towards the ground which will minimize the fragmentation hazard. After the detonation has taken place the point of detonation is inspected to ensure that all charges have detonated fully and that all the weapons have been destroyed.
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