I suspect you can do a lot less damage to a concrete dam with a rifle
than a transformer.
As long as we have discussed the matter I think that is all that
matters. I'm happy and content.
Worse case scenario
A guy called Putin has been targeting them in Ukraine. Copycat.
Someone shoots out a dozen at minus 20c, two can cut off electricity to
a city of a million people. One or two you can replace quickly a dozen
at the same time you're talking months to restore power.
What sort of idiot would do that? Well one or two people don't exactly
love America. One of the drug cartels whose boss is imprisoned in the US?
Then you have those that would like to overthrow the government or do it
just for kicks.
Have fun
Cheerio John
Clifford Snow wrote on 1/18/2023 10:35 PM:
On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:05 PM john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com
<mailto:jwhelan0...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Apparently you can do a lot of expensive damage by firing a rifle
bullet through them as happened more than once in the US and given
the situation in Europe at the moment is there a risk that
something similar could happen there?
Should we have a process that says some things should not be mapped?
I seem to recall that the location of the pipeline that supplies
aviation fuel to airports is considered an official secret in the UK.
Thoughts?
I live in one of the states where people fired at and damaged a power
substation so I'm concerned about the safety of our infrastructure.
Unfortunately there are many infrastructures that are vulnerable to
attacks. Such facilities as water plants, dams, bridges,
transportation, pipelines, hospitals, and a host of others. But I
believe that mapping them can also help. If you go back to the idea
that "security through obscurity" I think you'll find that it is just
an illusion.
BTW - those caught and charged with damaging a power substation here
were looking to rob some stores. We all assumed it was right wing
radicals.
Best,
Clifford
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