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I may be naive, but are there really bad actors lurking the world that a) have the resource to pull off such a crime, b) be able to get away with c) not already
by djb_hackernews 12y ago
I may be naive, but are there really bad actors lurking the world that a) have the resource to pull off such a crime, b) be able to get away with c) not already have means to get what ever it is they want?
To take a stab at your hypothetical situation, the small town in Alaska has multiple armed guards 24/7 as well as centralized offsite monitoring. Protocols in place to alert local authorities which have protocols in place to alert state authorities, etc. The overhead will be covered by excess efficiencies in adopting such a system.
- jddw 12y agoExactly right. Reactors are not attractive targets and this is very robust.
- XorNot 12y agoMore importantly, 9/11 hit the WTC. When it did everyone immediately said "imagine if they'd hit a nuclear reactor". But they didn't. They could've, but they didn't (and it also wouldn't have done very much damage). The reality is that even at the largest conceivable scales, nuclear security as implemented is not threatened by violent terrorism or direct action, so much as leaky side-channels (scientists selling off isotopes on the side).