No longer will New York City be surrounded only by water. The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday New York City will be “protected” by a ring of devices to detect nuclear or dirty bombs by the end of 2007. A dirty bomb is one that gives off radiation without the nuclear explosion, and the department hopes that a ring of sensors will alert the authorities if a bomb has breached city limits.
Under the “Securing the Cities” initiative, detectors will be placed along highways, at truck stops, in weigh stations and at other sites on the perimeter of New York, as well as locations closer to the city center, an official said. Locations will not be made public “for obvious reasons,” the official said.
Once finalized, the system will cost roughly $46 million and will serve as a test for other metropolitan areas. The goal is to set up a network of cooperation whereby state and local governments in New York and New Jersey will respond to any alarms.
Wow! I feel safer already…
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wow! that’s pretty nuts
Yea seriously. We really do take every day for granted. It’s stories like this that put reality in perspective.