> Major Variola (ret)[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > When that trucker kamakazi'd into the state capital in Sacramento last > year, they decided to put Jersey barriers > up. Hard to do that in the air (Blimps with nets?) > The name for these is 'barrage balloons'. They were widely deployed during WW2 against dive bombers and ground-attack fighters.
I suspect they are less useful today for this purpose, due to the increased distances of attack, but they might make life harder for cruise missiles and other UAVs. Plan to see them over Baghdad. Peter Trei
