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Last fall, the Arizona Trail Association reported that concertina wire had been installed around that trail’s southern monument, blocking access.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The wall was eighteen feet tall, made of steel, topped with concertina wire, and equipped with cameras and sensors.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The Biden administration sued Abbott over the governor's installation of a 1,000-foot buoy barrier and reams of concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, 300 miles northwest of Brownsville.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
These defenses consist of layered obstacle belts that include anti-tank ditches, concertina wire, concrete barriers, and minefields, all of which are difficult for Russian forces to breach.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The wall was eighteen feet tall, made of steel, topped with concertina wire, and equipped with cameras and sensors.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The Biden administration sued Abbott over the governor's installation of a 1,000-foot buoy barrier and reams of concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, 300 miles northwest of Brownsville.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
These defenses consist of layered obstacle belts that include anti-tank ditches, concertina wire, concrete barriers, and minefields, all of which are difficult for Russian forces to breach.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Concertina wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concertina%20wire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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