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Prototypes for Trump's Wall, Including Israeli Model, Take Shape on Border

posted by mrpg on Saturday October 21 2017, @09:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the and-the-fauna? dept.

realDonaldTrump writes in with notice of progress on prototypes of his proposed wall:

The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.

The prototypes, including one built by Israeli defense firm Elta, form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top.

[...] The models, which cost the government up to $500,000 each, were spaced 30 feet (9.1 meters) apart. Slopes, thickness and curves vary. One has two shades of blue with white trim. The others are gray, tan or brown — in sync with the desert.

Bidding guidelines call for the prototypes to stand between 18 and 30 feet (5.5 and 9.1 meters) high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickaxe, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.

Features also should prevent the use of climbing aids such as grappling hooks, and the segments must be "aesthetically pleasing" when viewed from the US side.

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  • (Score: 2) by BK on Saturday October 21 2017, @10:41PM (1 child)

    by BK (4868) on Saturday October 21 2017, @10:41PM (#585803)

    Trump himself has made the wall totally pointless.

    Trump's election is proof of the opposite. He demonstrates that sometimes, the other side wins*.

    If he would of stopped at enhancing the border patrol and making what we were already doing so public

    But the next guy might not do that. The mainstream D's and R's are dominated by Globalists. The R Globalists will talk the game of immigration law a bit, but don't back it with policy. Obama proved that the D Globalists won't even bother with talk.

    A sufficiently imposing wall remains a barrier even when policy changes and the defenders are sent away. Walls can be scaled, tunneled under, or breached, but all of these things require a degree of skill or investment. Making that investment necessary is the point of a wall. Because someday, the other side will win.

    * One of the things that makes working democracies different from the appearance only democracies in some places is the ability to allow change to happen. Since 1800, periodically, with one exception, the USA has permitted these changes. That exception? 1860.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:02PM (#585810)

    Trump's election is proof of the opposite. He demonstrates that sometimes, the other side wins*.

    If you watch the news around the word, look at how many pro-Putin candidates are showing up. Coincidence? I think not. Russia helped him win, along with voter suppression, and he did not win the popular vote.