To all Dear TMers -
Wishing you all a blessed Christmas!
Special prayers ongoing for TMers in need.
Stay safe everyone.
Report: NYC Commuter Rail Tunnels Vulnerable to Attack
Friday, December 22, 2006
NEW YORK — The explosion from a small bomb could flood commuter train tunnels between New York and New Jersey in a matter of hours, according to a new government analysis that suggests the PATH rail system is more vulnerable than initially thought, a newspaper reported Friday.
The draft analysis, obtained by The New York Times, showed that the PATH system's four tunnels are structurally fragile enough that the damage from a bomb small enough to be carried onto a train could allow 1.2 million gallons of water per minute to gush into a tunnel and flood the system.
About 230,000 people use the PATH system each weekday.
The analysis, characterized as preliminary and continuing, was based on work by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. The Times obtained it from a government official it did not identify but who it said was troubled by the response from the Port Authority.
A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the PATH system, defended the system's safety......more
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,238276,00.html
Same to you Vel. Have a wonderful holiday. I'd like to add my thoughts and prayers to those TMers in need as well. Here's hoping for a peaceful and uneventful holiday season.
Thank you Velveeta.
Christmas blessings to you and your family.
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http://www.truthusa.com/CHRISTmas.html