Roadside Bombs Frustrate U.S., Spur Review of Defense (Update1) - Bloomberg.com: "The increasing power and effectiveness of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has spurred the U.S. military to reassess its defenses even as it rushes more blast-resistant vehicles to the region.
October was the deadliest month of the Afghan campaign for the U.S., with 59 troops killed. Seven died Oct. 27 when their armored vehicle was hit by a 1,000-pound bomb made of fertilizer, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said today.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates met at the Pentagon late today with military officials involved in buying fortified vehicles, developing anti-bomb technologies and running aerial reconnaissance to spot militants laying bombs, Morrell told reporters. Representatives from the U.S. Central Command and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also attended, he said.
“We need to be attacking this problem from 360 degrees,” Morrell said."
