The shells for the massive guns of this supposedly impregnable fortress were designed to destroy attacking ships, not massed infantry.

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The shells for the guns of this supposedly impregnable fortress were designed to destroy attacking ships, not massed infantry.

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As the legislation - seen as having been watered down compared to the initial White Paper in 1997 - made its way through parliament, Labour MP Mark Fisher described it as "an amazing defensive edifice for the government...a virtually impregnable fortress".

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