Totally irrelevant if the facts bulleted above are true. Tis the message that matters in this case, not the messenger, and I have no trouble believe our government is this inept. Do you? Look at the reports coming out about post-9/11 airport security. Success in exercises of taking guns and fake bombs through security checkpoints. Our government is broken. It is a self-feeding and self-crippling bloated bureaucracy which cares only about its own survival. This is sadly true of both major parties and every branch. Nearly seven months later, I still remain dumbfounded at what a joke our security must be to have allowed four airliners to have been hijacked within the space of an hour and then used to kill thousands of our fellow citizens.
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We can't live nor should we in a bunkered world. We can hunt down and destroy those who choose to threaten us with great vengeance.
I agree. Obviously the NRC has been sitting on its hindquarters if it hasn't even checked staff since 9/11.
OTOH, everyone of these plants sits in a state, and a local area as well. Where are the state governments and city councils? Are they sitting back waiting for the feds to do everything?
Had I been on a city council, I'd have been pushing for answers and demanding surveys, etc. on my desk by the end of the first week. No one can prepare for everything, but you can sure check for foriegn nationals everywhere in your infrastructure. You can meet with the heads of all the utilities, etc. and get the ball rolling.