“Saudi Arabia is building a 600-mile long wall along its northern border with Iraq in order to keep ISIS at bay, the Telegraph newspaper reported today.
Once completed, the wall will consist of a ditch and a triple-layered steel fence, with 40 watchtowers spread out along it. Each watchtower will be equipped with high-tech surveillance radars that are capable of detecting low-flying helicopters and approaching vehicles, as well as being able to spot a human from the range of about 20km.
There will also be 38 separate communication towers in place and 32 military response stations, as well as 240 armed rapid response vehicles which will patrol the wall.”* Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Maz Jobrani break it down.
*Read more here:
http://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-constructing-600-mile-long-wall-keep-isis-out-299664