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Not suggesting this should be done, but for the sake of practical engineering argument, if a wall like this was used on the southern border, and I guess in area
by gonational 7y ago
Not suggesting this should be done, but for the sake of practical engineering argument, if a wall like this was used on the southern border, and I guess in areas where there is no hill it would have to be essentially a moat, with this theoretically save a lot of money over into nonsensically expensive concrete wall that offers a similar level of human blocking power?
- NikkiA 7y agoThey're even more vulnerable to the 'ladder' attack than a regular wall, since you don't have to worry about the drop on the other side of the wall.
- knolax 7y agoIt seems that you don't even need something as complicated as a ladder, a sufficiently long and sturdy plank could act as a ramp. Make the wall ADA compatible.
- jdietrich 7y agoNothing will perfectly secure a border of that length, not even a minefield. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortifications_of_the_inner_German_border https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortifications_of_the_inner_Ge...