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Malkin: Nuclear Jihad: The Threats Are Inside Our Tent
The specter of nuclear jihad is terrifying, but the chilling fact is that homeland security has already been in meltdown for years. We’re doing ourselves in. ****************************** It’s not over. It’s never over. After last week’s deadly airport and subway bombings in Brussels, the Belgian government remains on high alert for jihad attacks and espionage at its nuclear facilities. One Belgian nuke plant security guard was murdered recently and his ID is missing. Two of the Brussels bombers reportedly spied on the home of a top senior scientist in the country’s nuclear program. ISIS has been implicated in an alleged insider plot to obtain radioisotopes from one of Belgium’s nuclear plants for a dirty bomb. Two former Belgian nuke plant workers left their jobs to fight for ISIS in Syria. This is all according to plan. The al-Qaida house organ, Inspire magazine, has urged its followers to conduct attacks using “specialized expertise and those who work in sensitive locations that would offer them unique opportunities” to wreak havoc. Could Islamic terrorists and other criminal menaces now exploit homeland security vulnerabilities at our own nuclear power plants and other utilities here in the U.S.? Answer: They already have. In 2011, a little-remembered Department of Homeland Security intelligence report warned of the ongoing enterprise of jihadi infiltration at nuclear, utility and other infrastructure facilities. The memo, titled “Insider Threat to Utilities,” warned that “violent extremists have, in fact, obtained insider positions.” Moreover, “outsiders have attempted to solicit utility-sector employees” for damaging physical and cyber attacks.
“Based on the reliable reporting of
previous incidents, we have high confidence in our judgment that
insiders and their actions pose a significant threat to the
infrastructure and information systems of U.S. facilities,” the bulletin
detailed. “[I]nsider information on sites, infrastructure, networks,
and personnel is valuable to our adversaries and may increase the impact
of any attack on the utilities infrastructure.”
No kidding, Captain Obvious and First Lieutenant Duh!Since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. nuclear industry has spent more than $2 billion upgrading security — including more than doubling the number of armed guards at entrances and checkpoints surrounding the plants. But when the threats are coming from inside the tent, all those armed forces outside the perimeters are for show. South Jersey jihadist and al-Qaida-linked radical Sharif Mobley held positions at several nuclear power plants in Salem County, New Jersey, before moving to Yemen. He had passed several federal background checks as recently as 2008. In December, Mobley was sentenced to 10 years in prison after shooting a guard during an attempted escape from detention on terrorism charges. How many radicalized Muslims — homegrown converts, foreign business visa holders and foreign students — are working inside America’s sensitive infrastructure? Thanks to our suicidal refusal to profile international visitors and workers from jihadist breeding grounds, nobody knows! Politically correct politicians and terror-coddling grievance groups condemn monitoring and tracking of Muslim refugees and Muslims enclaves (such as those in Minneapolis and Maine where tens of thousands of Somalis have resettled). They cried “Islamophobia” when homeland security officials wanted to interview Muslim visa holders from terror-sponsoring nations after the 9/11 attacks. And consider this: There are now more than 100,000 Muslim students accepted into U.S. college and universities every year from the Middle East and North Africa. Nuclear engineering is one of the fields of study for which F-1 foreign student visa holders can obtain work and extended residency through the Optional Training Program. None are screened for jihadist loyalties and sympathies. How many legal visa holders (let alone illegal visa overstayers) who entered through these pipelines have gained access to sensitive facilities? Nobody knows! Earlier this year, DHS admitted it doesn’t investigate 99 percent of illegal visa overstayers who entered here on business or tourism — 500,000-plus in 2015 alone, including thousands from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, Syria and Yemen. The feds still haven’t compiled up-to-date visa overstay data for those who came in as foreign students and guest workers (including high-tech foreigners working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Then there are the security breaches involving who knows how many illegal border-crossers, fake document users and deportation violators. Dozens of illegal immigrants using fake Social Security numbers were swept up in immediate post-9/11 raids at nuclear sub bases, power plants and Navy aircraft carriers. But it didn’t take long for the feds to hit the snooze button. In 2011, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio arrested Cruz Loya Alvares, who was working at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station despite being a Mexican illegal immigrant who had been deported in 2000. He paid human smugglers to bring him back, secured work in construction, and somehow escaped re-deportation despite being cited by Mesa County Police for driving with a suspended license. In 2012, another Mexican illegal immigrant, Nestor Martinez-Ochoa, who worked in construction, was arrested after trying to enter the same Palo Verde nuclear power plant with a fake ID — not by federal authorities, but again by Arpaio’s office. These arrests are exceptions, not the rule. Worksite enforcement under President Obama is a joke. The specter of nuclear jihad is terrifying, but the chilling fact is that homeland security has already been in meltdown for years. We’re doing ourselves in.  |
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White House Warns Of Nuclear Terrorist Attacks: The Four Ways They Could Strike...
| by Mac Slavo |
Mac Slavo | April 1, 2016 at 5:19 am |URL: http://www.
Within hours of the Brussels attacks
earlier this month we learned that rogue terrorists presumably
operating under the banner of the Islamic State had set their sights on a
high-value target so significant that it could have left hundreds of
thousands of people dead.
According
to investigators, the terrorists who carried out the attacks had been
actively planning to take over and/or target a nuclear power plant. They
went so far as to plant hidden cameras at the power plant director’s
home so they could monitor his movements and even killed a security
guard in the process.
The
plan, which failed to come to fruition, called not just for suicide
bombing several dozen civilians, but for turning Western Europe into
radioactive wasteland for the next several thousand years.
The
threat is most certainly real and senior officials from Europe to the
United States are now warning of the potential for a large-scale nuclear
attack:
Security officials warn that the ingredients for a nuclear device or a “dirty bomb” are alarmingly insecure.“We know that terrorist organizations have the desire to get access to these raw materials and to have a nuclear device,” said Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser....The havoc such an attack could wreak in an urban area such as New York or London is concerning enough that leaders scheduled a special session on the threat during the two-day summit. U.S. officials said the leaders would discuss a hypothetical scenario about a chain of events that could lead to nuclear terrorism.Source: Denver Post
Officials
have known for months that chemical, biological, radiological and
nuclear (CBRN) weapons of mass destruction have been smuggled undetected into Europe. In December of last year Swiss police identified and arrested two terrorists suspected of transporting toxic chemical gases and explosives, which were believed to be part of a plot for a future attack.
At this point, with lax border security in
Europe and the United States, the potential for coordinated and
devastating attacks has grown exponentially. Moreover, as we learned
with Brussels where the threat to their nuclear facilities was
identified well in advance but nothing was done to improve security, the
reality is that the bureaucracy inherent within our governments makes
it all the more likely that terrorists will eventually carry out a
successful attack using CBRN weapons.
According to officials, here are some scenarios that show how a strike might happen:
The most devastating but improbable scenario involves a group stealing a fully functional bomb from a nuclear-armed country. Most nuclear experts point to Pakistan as the likeliest source, though that would require cooperation with someone on the inside of Pakistan’s military.Easier to pull off would be for IS or another group to obtain fissile material like highly enriched uranium, then turn it into a crude nuclear device delivered by truck or ship.A third possibility is that extremists could bomb an existing nuclear facility, such as the Belgian waste plant, spreading highly radioactive material over a wide area.The most likely scenario that security experts fear is that a group could get ahold of radioactive material, such as cesium or cobalt, for a dirty bomb that could be carried in a suitcase. Those materialsare widely used in industrial, academic and hospital settings, with no consistent security standards across the globe. Last year, an Associated Press investigation revealed multiple attempts by black market smugglers to sell radioactive material to Middle East extremists.
And
before you think we’re safe here in the United States and this is
Europe’s problem, keep in mind that in the summer of 2014 there were
multiple incidents of nuclear material being stolen from labs in Mexico. What’s of interest is that the materials stolen are
exactly what officials described above – Cobalt and Cesium-137 –
both of which could be used to manufacture a radiological dirty bomb.
How To Prepare For A Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear Disaster
While
the effects of a nuclear detonation or other CBRN related disasters are
such that anything in the immediate blast radius will be killed, it is
the fall-out after such an event that would have the most significant
impact on the population.
In her book The Prepper’s Blurprint Tess
Pennington provides a list of extensive strategies for how to survive a
nuclear disaster. The type of disaster, your proximity, and your level
of preparedness will determine your specific response.
In short, Tess says Plan “A” is just as you may have guessed – get out of the area:
If you are told to evacuate keep the following points in mind... If you are driving, keep the car windows and vents closed, and use recirculating air.Due to the fear of panic and gridlock that will ensure from mass evacuations, most governments will delay mandatory evacuations until the last minute. This will only cause mass confusion and chaos at gas stations, grocery stores and on the streets.The best way to prevent this is to stay ahead of the crowd and prepare ahead of time.
If you are evacuating during a CBRN event you better plan on delays. And delays could mean life threatening exposure.
Here are two life saving recommendations to consider, as you and your loved ones will be out in the open:
- Advanced Breathing Device / Tactical Gas Mask With A Filter Capable...
It only takes a few minutes to die of exposure when concentrations of chemical, radiological or nuclear fall-out are high. If you’re out in the open, and that includes evacuating in your car, the air will be contaminated. An advanced respiratory system like the Mestel SGE 400/3 BB tactical gas mask and an A2B2E2K2P3 rated filter (blocks 99.5% of deadly particles) will quite literally keep you alive for the minutes or hours you need to get to a safe zone. - Potassium Iodide
Within a few days of the F**ushima nuclear disaster Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano advised west coast citizens to stockpile Potassium Iodide tablets. This natural supplement reduces the amount of radiation absorbed by your thyroid gland during certain types of nuclear exposure. It will not block raditation from entering your body, but may reduce it enough to keep you alive while you evacuate and prevent future medical issues. (Here are 7 natural supplements to have on hand during a nuclear emergency)
If
you are caught in a situation where you can’t get out, you’ll have to
shelter in place. Much of how your Plan “B” will work depends on your
location, proximity to threat and existing preparedness stockpiles. For
the majority of people out there, you may be at home or at work. Some
recommendations from The Prepper’s Blueprint:
If told to stay indoors, turn off the air conditioner and other air intakes and go to a basement. Seal basement windows and entrances to prevent fallout from getting inside. If you go outside you will need to remove your outer clothing before coming inside the shelter.Likewise, creating a sealed area near the entrance of the shelter will prevent fallout dust from entering. Seal the entryway, bubble wrap or plastic sheeting to prevent the dust from coming in.
Preparing for a CBRN disaster includes a variety of strategies. The Urban Guide For Surviving a Nuclear Attack is a good starting point that covers various devices, taking shelter and dealing with fallout.
Some additional resources:
- How to Survive When a Nuke Is Dropped
- What Happens to Nuclear Power Plants Following an EMP?
- Nukes and Fallout: How to Survive When Others Won’t
- Nuke Planning Official: “It’s More Survivable Than Most People Think”
- The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, Primary U.S. Targets, and Nuke Deto...
The
threat of a Nuclear, Chemical, Biologicial or Radiological event is
more real today than ever before. While it is widely believed by
citizens of the United States and Europe that such an event will be
stopped by law enforcement, military and intelligence services, the fact
of the matter is that there are thousands of individuals operating in
terror cells around the world whose sole purpose is to kill as many
people as possible.
They are actively looking for ways to compromise the system.
They did it in New York in 2001.
They did it in London, Madrid, Paris, San Bernardino and Brussels.
And they will absolutely do it again. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.
Prepare for it, because once it hits it will be too late.
Courtesy of SHTFplan.com
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