Stopping here for a brief visit en route to the NATO summit meeting, which begins Sunday in Istanbul, Mr. Rumsfeld thanked this country's Communist government for dispatching small teams of land-mine demolition experts to Iraq, to help the American-led military operation.
Ammonium nitrate is the chemical constituent used to make explosives used mostly in the mining and demolition industry.
All permanent bridges were mined with demolition chambers.
Since the closure of the mines and demolition of the factories, St George's Church one of the few structures in the town built of stone, with a spire rising to 150 feet in height and Top Chapel in the Market Square have become the chief landmarks; both are Grade II listed buildings.
By now the German defence was crumbling, but the battalions of the 147th encountered significant numbers of mines and demolitions as they advanced.
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"Getting a large amount is difficult," he added, because most nations carefully regulate who can buy such explosives, though civilian experts can sometimes get licenses to use them for demolition and mining.
The Partisans defended the territory they controlled with significant demolition and mining of roads.
Subsequently, we held demonstrations for the division's leadership that included intense live-fire maneuvers, for which we used everything at our disposal: Bangalore torpedoes, Dragon anti-armor missiles, LAW rockets, 60mm mortars, claymore mines, C-4 improvisedemolitionsns, all available small arms and, of course, lots and lots of hand grenades.
It encountered little resistance, but was delayed by road clearance demolitions, mines and mud.
