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2005-04-25 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by trailing wife 2005-04-25 12:11:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's amusing about this is that recently, a local TV station ran a story on how LLNL is supposedly vulnerable to a terror attack. Somehow, I doubt that the lab is as exposed as some people think it is, and potential terrorists will figure that out pretty quick, possibly paying with their lives in the process.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-25 3:11:43 PM|| 2005-04-25 3:11:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I ask you tho, seriously,
WHAT GOOD IS THE ANTIDOOMESDAY MACHINE UNLESS IT'S KNOWN?

oh.... I see. Carry on.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-25 6:29:39 PM|| 2005-04-25 6:29:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I sure hope so, B-A-R. The worry I have is that LLL had state-of-the-art defenses for a Cold War scenario, in which the enemy (i.e. USSR) was somewhat rational. Spetznaz may have been willing to accept a high risk, heavy casualty count, but would they have been willing to accept a 100% guaranteed suicide mission?

It's a lot harder to protect against someone who doesn't care about living. The idea that people would deliberately kill themselves to attack us was just not in our planning before 9/11.

Maybe they've thought of this, and have superb defenses against just this kind of attack. Obviously, I don't want them to say anything. I'm just afraid of a "No, I thought you were planning for that contingency" scenario.

Posted by Jackal 2005-04-25 10:19:02 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-04-25 10:19:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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