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Monday, August 20, 2012

Forgive Me Father, For I Have Bolt Cutters!

Hello my dear friends. I think we can all agree that National Security should always be a top priority in this country. Our safety and our freedom depends on it. So, imagine my surprise when I read about the 82-year old nun and her two friends (ages 51 & 63) who waltzed into the Y-12 National Security Complex over the weekend. In case you're not familiar with it, the Y-12 is the "most secure nuclear operations facility in the world"! Think about that for a moment. Y-12 maintains the "safety, security and effectiveness" of the US nuclear stockpile. It also supplies nuclear power to the US Navy. Yet, 82-year old Sister Megean Rice, and friends, used bolt cutters to get through a security fence and, with lights flashing and alarms sounding, made their way into a "highly secured" area where they spray painted anti-nuke statements and hung banners. They were found TWO HOURS LATER sitting in the dark...SINGING! They were "promptly" arrested. LOL! Thank God it was an angry NUN and not an angry terrorist! They house enriched uranium and nuclear weapons there! Don't lose any sleep over this my friends. The National Nuclear Security Administration's Production Office, who is in charge of security there, says the intruders were "not really close" to the nukes. That's an interesting statement since they immediately CLOSED the facility (it's still closed) and moved all of the "special nuclear material" to vaults at the facility. Apparently they were keeping it in cupboard or something before the breach.  Also, the NNSA says security personnel will be undergoing training and "refresher instruction". YA THINK! Refresher instruction? You mean, "Uh, in case you forgot, we don't allow people off the street to wander around secure nuclear facilities and vandalize them". "Oh, by the way, when alarms go off you should really go check on things a little quicker than TWO HOURS"! It's not like they were hiding. They were SINGING! Are you kidding me? The NNSA also said that changes were being made to address "security deficiencies". DEFICIENCIES! An 82 year old Nun busted in! I'd say that's a bit more than a deficiency. The Agency also said that all nuclear materials are in safe, secure storage and that they "remain entirely confident in the security of the Y-12 facilities". Well, that's good enough for me!
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