The reporter merely crossed a cattle fence. Clearly he was trespassing, but he did not enter a security area. Los Alamos covers 40 square miles. The security force protects important assets; the Laboratory doesn't spend taxpayer money protecting every square foot of property. The small security area within TA-33 is guarded 24/7 and surrounded by a seven-foot-tall chain-link fence topped with three strands of barbed wire.
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The reporter merely crossed a cattle fence. Clearly he was trespassing, but he did not enter a security area. Los Alamos covers 40 square miles. The security force protects important assets; the Laboratory doesn't spend taxpayer money protecting every square foot of property. The small security area within TA-33 is guarded 24/7 and surrounded by a seven-foot-tall chain-link fence topped with three strands of barbed wire.