Texas A&M tests new barrier for government. Occupant safety not a primary concern.
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Coming soon to a Federal building near you......
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KJD
GT Owner
Stout, no doubt. And yes, occupant safety is not a mission requirement.
Many other physical security measures are currently deployed domestically and can be equally destructive.
Many other physical security measures are currently deployed domestically and can be equally destructive.
FBA
GT Owner
bonehead
GT Owner
'Hot knife through buttaaah...
(Edit: I wonder if the 'pipe' is filled with concrete or?)
(Edit: I wonder if the 'pipe' is filled with concrete or?)
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BlackICE
GT Owner
FENZO
GT Owner
Funny thing about all of the post 9/11 "protection" is that previously federal bases consisted of a bunch of nondescript buildings without much indication of their purpose, now the important buildings are surrounded by bright yellow bollards... as if to say 'attack here'.
KJD
GT Owner
Agreed, that's a major downside of all this security.
Not to mention, the huge costs and operational constraints.
FENZO
GT Owner
It is all wrong. Not only does it identify sensitive targets, it is probably protecting the wrong target. As an example... NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has a communication control building (to comm with the Space Station, Satellites, etc) that is surrounded by bollards, our office buildings have none.
Do they think terrorists give a sh!t if we lose comm with the station? Hell no they don't, they would go after buildings filled to the brim with federal workers.
Don't be so cynical. TSA passed 5% of the tests conducted by Homeland Security at airports around the country. You're probably one of those guys with unrealistic expectations of a 7-8% pass rate.
FENZO
GT Owner
BlackICE
GT Owner
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/politics/...ir-traffic-control-applicants-fail-new-faa-p/
Maybe TSA should adopt the latest employment testing methods as used for the air traffic controllers.
After reading this you may want to limit your flying.
Maybe TSA should adopt the latest employment testing methods as used for the air traffic controllers.
After reading this you may want to limit your flying.
TSA has a 100% success rate in catching me trying to sneak gel deodorant onto a plane, thereby preventing hundreds of people from smelling like Irish Spring.
