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Protesters Break Into Oak Ridge Nuclear Weapons Plant
Knoxville News-Sentinel (07/31/12) Munger, Frank
Security personnel at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee were taken by surprise early in the morning of July 29, when a trio of aging protestors somehow gained access to the facility's so-called Protected Area, where work is performed on nuclear warheads. At around 4:30 am security personnel at Y-12 encountered the three protestors, Megan Rice, Greg Boertje-Obed, and Michael Walli, who were hanging banners, splashing blood, and painting messages on the side of a building housing the U.S.'s largest stockpile of bomb-grade uranium. The protestors, a nun, house painter, and gardener respectively, reportedly began reading a manifesto, offered to break bread with the guards, and sang when confronted by security forces. Wackenhut Services, which has provided security at the facility for the past decade, has often boasted of the security at Y-12 and facility spokesman Steven Wyatt said it was fortunate no one was harmed, as guards at the facility are heavily armed and the protestors had accessed an extremely sensitive area of the facility. It is not clear how the protestors achieved this, though a supporter in contact with them claims that the trio said they had used wire cutters to make their way through a series of security fences. The three identified themselves as "Transform Now Plowshares," suggesting they are affiliated with the broader Plowshares protest movement, which is opposed to the development, possession, and use of nuclear weapons.
yikes
Pancho Villa
08-05-2012, 06:30
There is at least one, and probably more, people who don't have a job there today.
The power of audacity, I suppose. Try something so dumb no one would expect it.
Bailey Guns
08-05-2012, 06:56
Isn't the first time something like this has happened. We constantly had protesters breaching the security at SAC HQ at Offutt. (You younger guys will have to look up the meaning of "SAC") :)
Not uncommon to find 2 or 3 of them on the flight line milling about one of the NEACP planes.
The AF spent millions on those "LETHAL FORCE IS AUTHORIZED" signs. Should'a spent more on ammo putting some teeth into the message.
Douchebags.
Isn't the first time something like this has happened. We constantly had protesters breaching the security at SAC HQ at Offutt. (You younger guys will have to look up the meaning of "SAC") :)
Not uncommon to find 2 or 3 of them on the flight line milling about one of the NEACP planes.
The AF spent millions on those "LETHAL FORCE IS AUTHORIZED" signs. Should'a spent more on ammo putting some teeth into the message.
Douchebags.wouldnt happen today , just a few weeks ago the guard at the gate (offutt afb, sac hq) shot and killed a fool who tried to get on base unauthorized . granted the perp was driving a stolen car but i think it sent a clear message not to f*ck with the a.f.b. .
Pancho Villa
08-05-2012, 07:11
Isn't the first time something like this has happened. We constantly had protesters breaching the security at SAC HQ at Offutt. (You younger guys will have to look up the meaning of "SAC") :)
Not uncommon to find 2 or 3 of them on the flight line milling about one of the NEACP planes.
The AF spent millions on those "LETHAL FORCE IS AUTHORIZED" signs. Should'a spent more on ammo putting some teeth into the message.
Douchebags.
I've been security before, and anyone who's stood watch certainly knows this as the truth, it's very, very hard to keep yourself on condition yellow through your 109th 12 hour shift where nothing has ever happened.
I know it's their job but I'm sympathetic to the problem. It's non-trivial and I think the desire to keep costs low prevents the only real solution (keep shifts short to prevent on the onset of wandering attentions and softening of the wits.)
spencerhenry
08-05-2012, 07:12
shoot the bastards.
must have been terrorists, we just had to shoot them.
here ya go carl
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/06/ap-man-killed-by-security-guard-offutt-gate-060512/
[Coffee]
Bailey Guns
08-05-2012, 07:24
wouldnt happen today , just a few weeks ago the guard at the gate (offutt afb, sac hq) shot and killed a fool who tried to get on base unauthorized . granted the perp was driving a stolen car but i think it sent a clear message not to f*ck with the a.f.b. .
Oh, nice! I love a story with a happy ending!
http://www.kptm.com/story/18700121/police-chase-turns-into-shooting-at-air-force-base
Oh, nice! I love a story with a happy ending!
http://www.kptm.com/story/18700121/police-chase-turns-into-shooting-at-air-force-base
me too [Tooth]
im just glad to know that our military takes security very seriously . we cant have our sac bases messed with most of all . way too much at stake to let anybody through unauthorized.
Jumpstart
08-05-2012, 08:32
That security is right on par with the defense of our borders.
theGinsue
08-05-2012, 08:59
The military needs more Tiger Teams to find the weaknesses & get 'me fixed. I used to do that sort if thing on an OPFOR Team, but each time we'd win (we ALWAYS won) we'd get tighter & tighter restrictions on our method of operations.
hghclsswhitetrsh
08-05-2012, 09:26
When I was an iron worker I was on this plant for 4 months. There is some crazy shit and crazy buildings there. Security was always very tight with random vehicle and people checks.
hammer03
08-05-2012, 09:30
The military needs more Tiger Teams to find the weaknesses & get 'me fixed. I used to do that sort if thing on an OPFOR Team, but each time we'd win (we ALWAYS won) we'd get tighter & tighter restrictions on our method of operations.
That sounds like just about the coolest job ever...
I'm surprised they didn't get a bullet.
When I was working on base at Fort Waynright (sp?) in Fairbanks, Ak, they shot and killed a very drunk inlisted man who was trying to get into the armory. I actually heard of quite a few situations like this when I was working up there.
I'm not military, but I spent 2-3 years working on the bases in and around Fairbanks as an outside contractor, and they made it crystal clear of their security regs.
HoneyBadger
08-05-2012, 11:25
The military needs more Tiger Teams to find the weaknesses & get 'me fixed. I used to do that sort if thing on an OPFOR Team, but each time we'd win (we ALWAYS won) we'd get tighter & tighter restrictions on our method of operations.
Well, you can't make the security look THAT bad... You really gotta be careful when you're opfor, you might hurt somebody's feelings!
The military needs more Tiger Teams to find the weaknesses & get 'me fixed. I used to do that sort if thing on an OPFOR Team, but each time we'd win (we ALWAYS won) we'd get tighter & tighter restrictions on our method of operations.
we need story time here [Beer]
theGinsue
08-05-2012, 19:41
That sounds like just about the coolest job ever...
It was a volunteer additional duty. It takes what I like to call a "larcenous mind" to do it right. It helped that I could legally go into all but a couple of the restricted areas (thanks to my real job & my official augmented duty in vehicle ops/port ops) -so when we had to break into a place I was actually legal. Had a guy on our team who had been on a team for Patrick AFB & Cape Canaveral Air Station. The stories he told of wading through the croc infested tunnels in/around the Cape were awesome.
Well, you can't make the security look THAT bad... You really gotta be careful when you're opfor, you might hurt somebody's feelings!
It wasn't just SF (Security Forces... Back then it was still Security Police) we aggressed against. We nailed the hospital and CE the worst. Lots of hurt feeling - especially when my little Radio Shack walkie-talkie type radios were able to eavesdrop on their planning comm's. They couldn't figure out how we always knew what they were going to do. We got tighter & tighter restrictions until we thought we were defeated - until we found the storm sewer lines coming from where they insisted we come at them from and travelled right through the middle of their camp - with manholes inside their tents. Used big fat permanent red markers as "knives" to slit their throats, Kool-aid or food coloring to "poison" their water buffaloes, etc.
Damn those were some fun times! It's fun playing the bad guy when you know you won't get in real trouble and no one gets hurt.
we need story time here [Beer]
Too much to type up. Perhaps at a gathering - gonna try to make the Aug 25 get together.
While I respect most people's right to peaceably assemble and protest, that does not include: infringing on the rights of others, damaging property, vandalism, or trespassing on a secure military compound that they needed to cut through fences to access.
Those hippies are lucky they were not shot . . . if they were spotted cutting through the fences they might have been. They should do time in federal prison for this, even if it's only a couple of years. And they should all get haircuts, a delousing, and the firehose.
theGinsue
08-05-2012, 21:05
Anyone remember back in '86 when 60 Minutes Miike Wallace was briefly detained breaking into a couple of SAC missile silos in Missouri while covering a story of nuclear protestors?
The silos were close to where I grew up (used to pass them on my daily commute to college). While the damage was really minimal and no real threat to the silo or missile was possible, damage was done. All 8 people involved should have rightfully been shot, but not a one was.
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Mike-Wallace-Colleagues-Detained/id-8757c5df3609ea110b1ff475bc8f7a32
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