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Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #20: Rpg-29 Anti-Armor Munitions, David A. Kuhn, Anikh Wadhawan, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2013

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #20: Rpg-29 Anti-Armor Munitions, David A. Kuhn, Anikh Wadhawan, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Note—Up until recently, weapons that provide for armor and bunker defeat capability at the levels that the RPG-29 is capable of, have not been seen in the hands of the Mexican cartels. The fact that they have successfully obtained them—and the origin and mechanism by which they were obtained should be of extreme concern to everyone.


Grenades, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2003

Grenades, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Grenades have been in existence since the 15th century and are generally used in tandem with infantry small arms for siege (trench) and urban warfare. These devices also provide the basis for numerous forms of booby traps used in both conventional and unconventional warfare.


Mortars, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2003

Mortars, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Mortars are normally employed when artillery and air strikes are either impractical and/or unavailable. Two families of mortars exist: essentially, early and modern.


Terrorism, Since 1945, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Terrorism, Since 1945, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Strategic Defense Initiative, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Strategic Defense Initiative, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.