US arms Coast Guard terror units
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heads up folks....the WOT continues unabated
Thanks to AD for pointing to this article.
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"US arms Coast Guard terror units"
Boston Globe ^ | March 27, 2005 | Charlie Savage
Posted on 03/27/2005 9:48:08 AM PST by Radix
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "COAST GUARD AIR STATION CAPE COD -- The United States is dramatically expanding its seacoast defenses by arming Coast Guard helicopters with machine guns, training security teams to rappel onto a hostile ship and take control of it through force, and deploying sensors, satellites, and surveillance cameras that feed new high-tech harbor command centers.
The buildup of maritime muscle, part of a comprehensive program detailed in the Department of Homeland Security's 2006 budget plan, stems from fears that, deterred by land and air defenses, terrorists may try to attack the nation by sea. Scenarios include smuggling in a nuclear bomb aboard a freighter or crashing an explosives-laden fast boat into a liquefied natural gas tanker, mimicking the 2000 USS Cole bombing."
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