The Department of Defense Was Aware of the Threat Posed

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Department of Defense was aware of the threat posed by mines and IEDs in low-intensity conflicts and of the availability of mine-resistant vehicles years before ____________________, but didn't do anything about it until after.

• A) World War II
• B) mines were even invented
• C) insurgent actions began in Iraq in 2003
• D) the Gulf War in 1990

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