[MilCom] Interesting Fictional Movie Tomorrow 2/12/06 - Terrorist Nuclear Attack

[Bob]

Ken, ever thought of starting a blog for this kind of stuff instead of 
putting it here?

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Federal Government Communications" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:36 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Interesting Fictional Movie Tomorrow 2/12/06 - Terrorist 
Nuclear Attack


> CBS network will be airing at 2100 hrs local the movie "Sum of All Fears", 
> based upon Tom Clancy's fictional book.
> CIA tries to stop terrorists who are planning a nuclear attack....
>
> Even Clancy's fictional books are based upon some factual information, so 
> this will be an interesting movie to watch.
> If I remember correctly this is the movie where they hide the nuclear 
> device in a beverage dispensing machine...
>
> BTW 'Reader Digest' Jan 2006 edition, Keeping America Secure series has an 
> excellent article about how important it is for us to focus on a nuclear 
> type weapons attack vs chemical or biological weapons, especially ensuring 
> that USSR nuclear stockpiles are secure.
>
> Some fairly good references to read (Nuclear Emergency Support Team):
> http://www.doeal.gov/opa/Emergency%20Public%20Information/NEST_Final_June2002.pdf
> http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/docs/congressional/2005/2005-06-21_David_Huizenga_testimony.pdf
> http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/docs/orgcharts/NNSAOrgcharts.pdf
> http://www.miis.edu/offsite_press/SF%20Chronicle%20Sept%2016,%202001.html
> http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/nuclear_shadow/060902.htm
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/defense/1281456.html?page=5&c=y
> http://www.milnet.com/nest.htm
> http://www.delta-green.com/opensource/textbook/nest.html
>
> I would imagine that communications wise, they are now using those small 
> portable satellite phones as
> well as some tactical radio comms on the typical US Government VHF/UHF 
> bands which probably
> are encrypted.  I'd also think that digital cellphones (perhaps 
> Sprint/NEXTEL) would be in use.
> Surely the military would play a very important role in transporting the 
> teams, and perhaps some
> of the "seasoned" milcom monitors would be able to catch the action.
>
> So when you watch the movie, although fictional tomorrow night, just 
> remember that nobody
> real thought a group of people armed with box cutters would lead to the 
> destruction of the
> World Trade Center & attack on the Pentagon & deaths of all those innocent 
> people.
> Fiction can become fact!   We must never let down our guard especially in 
> the nuclear terrorist
> threat potential!!!!
>
>
> Ken
>
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