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Scientists Simulating Terror Attacks in Boston Subways

by UNCENSORED NEWS | August 22, 2010 at 02:28 pm

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Boston scientists are looking into possibilities available to safeguard the public in the event of a chemical or biological terrorist attack in underground subway systems; the MBTA in Boston has taken action to prepare ahead of time by testing in the subways.

"This past Friday scientists released nontoxic gases and fluorescent particles into Boston's subway tunnels. They were trying to study how toxic chemicals and biological agents can spread through Boston's subway system in a terrorist attack. The Department of Homeland Security has organized a grant which will look for ways to minimize the impact of an airborne assault on subway systems across the country."

Scientists are releasing gases and fluorescent particles into Boston's subway tunnels on Friday to study how toxic chemicals and lethal biological agents could spread through the nation's oldest subway system in a terrorist attack.

It's part of a weeklong study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to figure out ways to quickly minimize the impact of an airborne assault on the nation's 15 subway systems and protect the nation's infrastructure. U.S. subway systems include 810 miles of track in tunnels and accounted for about 3.45 billion trips taken last year, according to the American Public Transportation Association.

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t k kidwai

at 16:40 on August 22nd, 2010

A new stunt by Homeland Security Department,a den of corruption, to justify its creation by scaring the American public.

Piobar

at 11:50 on August 23rd, 2010

While it is clear that fear-mongering and scare tactics are a huge part of Homeland Security ensuring their continued existence and budget, I think it would be naive to deny the fact that such tests could help save lives down the road. To publicize the tests in a manner that leads people to think that the threat is imminent is a childish ploy to push for an increased budget, but to run the tests, and put new practices into place seems a very practical plan. I simply think that it would make more sense not to tell people what you are doing. Moreover, it seems that the Department of Homeland Security, and the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />US media, tend to give more ideas on how to institute a terror attack than they are capable of preventing. It seems irresponsible to give out the fact that they have just realised there is a potential risk, and publish that, when it would still be too soon for them to have implemented a solution.