Gothamist: Keeping NYC Nuke Free

Still Not Amused

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:07:48 -0500

Interesting . So that means they plan on spending more of my tax dollars on programs that they really have no interest in to start with ! (Read into my comment before you all have one of your shit attacks!) Well This is something that should have been done years ago, I guess getting started is better then not starting at all .

frustrated

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:09:39 -0500

I love that stupid people think installing a bunch of MCAs (*MultiChannel Analyzers) and NaI (crappy resolution) or CadZincTel sensors (probably too $) attached to some basic PC's is going to somehow magically put a protective bubble around NYC. The reality of the situation is to make these things effective, you need to be not moving quickly (i.e. a toll both) and the best sensors (Germanium) have cooling needs and are too expensive, the CadZincTel sensors are expensive and the largest size they come in is like a square inch... the most feasible (NaI) detectors have poor resolution which means lots of false positives. Our best defense is good intelligence and vigilance on part of our citizens.

bklynd

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:18:00 -0500

This whole idea was recently covered at length in the New Yorker.

ass-in-nine

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:49:14 -0500

It's a good thing terrorists never use airplanes or they could go right over the "perimeter."

Michael

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:46:00 -0500

Nice use of Pi * Diameter ...

timbnyc

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:40:13 -0500

Exceptions made, of course, for Giuliani's client, Indian Point.

Duh

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:39:34 -0500

It's taken them 5 1/2 years to realize we need nuke radiation detectors around NYC? What the f***?

whatever

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:25:58 -0500

you know what they say, no nukes is good nukes! *slaps knee*