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Los Alamos Security Infiltrated By Reporter

Posted by timothy on from the and-you-were-expecting-what dept.

morcheeba writes "Wired reported Noah Shachtman gives a first-hand account of his entry into a high-security area at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Yes, there are pictures. It seems that the birthplace of the atom bomb is being guarded by string, backed up by guards with empty holsters. There's a little more info on Noah's Defense Tech website."

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  1. Borders by L7_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sneaking onto the grounds on LANL is like saying its a feat to sneak across the US-Mexico border.


  2. Evolution in Action by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Around facilities like the biology lab, where anthrax and other biotoxins have been handled, no sentries stand guard at all. Nor is there any kind of fence to keep the curious and the malicious away -- not even a piece of string.

    There is absolutely nothing to prevent anyone from just walking in and, *sniffle*, exploring and *wheeze*, doing whatever they *cough, hack, choke*, gawddamn, I feel like crap today. Better go have a lie down before I write the rest of this article. *glurgle*

  3. My favorite part... by Zelxyb · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...was when he said that the area he had gotten into was a big top-secret area "according to lab sources".

    It turns out that my basement is actually a top-secret area for Los Alamos National Labs too. My sources from the lab told me so.

  4. Re:Trespassing by jon787 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They do, but who would report it?



    Here is a tour of a 'top secret' nuclear missile silo from some people with too much time on their hands.

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  5. Re:Trespassing by krugdm · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was great. What I was waiting for, though was:

    You have moved into a dark place.
    It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

  6. Re:Happens in Virginia all the time... by jnik · · Score: 5, Funny

    80% of all militay base property is landscaping and wildlife areas. The other 10% is protected to the level of needed security.
    And I think it's the remaining 10% that we need to worry about :)