In Code Name Phantom, we look at security at military installations and the state of the military ordnance kept there. There are shocking statistics highlighted in this book and this is the state of affairs everywhere where the military are to be found, not only here. In 2010, in South Africa, there was 78,000 tons of immediate use ordnance available, 67% of these are in need of immediate destruction, that is 52,260 tons, for reasons given in the book. In simple terms, the old ordnance may explode at any time and the problem getting worse since they are unsafe to move. They should have been used already in exercises, shot out or destroyed. However, it will take 34 years to destroy the existing unstable ordnance using normal methods which are burning or blowing. Dumping them into the oceans, the traditional way is forbidden by international treaties and will not happen.These are mindboggling figures and it should worry you if close to any military ordnance depot anywhere in the world. But, it gets worse. It is also known that Special Forces, all of them - from the Russian Spetsnaz to the American Green Berets are designated first base hitters. When a conventional war breaks out, they are already in place to pounce on ammunition depots, air bases, fuel tanks etc. A war machine runs on logistics, end of story, no ammunition, fuel, and food and the surrendering start. What is worse though is that ammunition depots are prime targets for terrorists even when not in a war situation, obviously, terrorists need explosives, weapons and since smuggling it in is hard, raiding an ammunition depo is the answer. Accordingly, you would think such places are well defended, the threat is known. They are not. Traditionally, the attacking forces always succeed in penetrating unobserved, shockingly so.In the US Military, the penetration exercises to test security became known as