[Infowarrior] - More DHS 'security' advice

[Richard Forno]

Yes; let's recommend moving an animal pathogen research center from an ISLAND to the middle of Kansas cattle country (and Tornado Alley)-- clearly moving from relative pathogenic isolation to a "target rich environment" for a potential incident (intentional or natural) to cause havoc with our food supply is a prudent course of action!  But then again, such an incident, were it to happen, is whty DHS needs to exist, right?      -- rick


Source:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19704801

"For over 50 years the United States has carried out research on dangerous animal diseases at Plum Island, just off the coast of New York. However after 9/11 the Department of Homeland Security raised  concerns about the suitability of the location and its vulnerability to terrorist attack."

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"Because of the location of the project a number of reviews have been carried out and these have raised serious question marks about the suitability of the [new] site. A report carried out by the National Research Council in 2010 determined that over the 50-year life of the new laboratory there was a 70% chance of the accidental release of a pathogen."