Coming soon to a Federal building near you......

[Sinovac]

Texas A&M tests new barrier for government. Occupant safety not a primary concern.

[video=youtube_share;OhfZlznuaVE]http://youtu.be/OhfZlznuaVE[/video]

 

[dbk]

Holy cow!

 

[KJD]

Stout, no doubt. And yes, occupant safety is not a mission requirement.

Many other physical security measures are currently deployed domestically and can be equally destructive.

 

[FBA]

Our GT's would survive that no problem!! In fact, it would buff out in only a few minutes!!

 

[bonehead]

Texas. 'Murica. Nuff said.

 

[Empty Pockets]

'Hot knife through buttaaah...


(Edit: I wonder if the 'pipe' is filled with concrete or?)

 

[mmlcobra]

That thing is serious!
Barely moved.
I like it.

 

[BlackICE]

No need to worry about Takata air bags, it won't matter.

 

[FENZO]

Funny thing about all of the post 9/11 "protection" is that previously federal bases consisted of a bunch of nondescript buildings without much indication of their purpose, now the important buildings are surrounded by bright yellow bollards... as if to say 'attack here'.

 

[KJD]

Funny thing about all of the post 9/11 "protection" is that previously federal bases consisted of a bunch of nondescript buildings without much indication of their purpose, now the important buildings are surrounded by bright yellow bollards... as if to say 'attack here'.

Agreed, that's a major downside of all this security.

Not to mention, the huge costs and operational constraints.

 

[FENZO]

Agreed, that's a major downside of all this security.

Not to mention, the huge costs and operational constraints.

It is all wrong. Not only does it identify sensitive targets, it is probably protecting the wrong target. As an example... NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has a communication control building (to comm with the Space Station, Satellites, etc) that is surrounded by bollards, our office buildings have none.

Do they think terrorists give a sh!t if we lose comm with the station? Hell no they don't, they would go after buildings filled to the brim with federal workers.

 

[Sinovac]

It is all wrong. Not only does it identify sensitive targets, it is probably protecting the wrong target. As an example... NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has a communication control building (to comm with the Space Station, Satellites, etc) that is surrounded by bollards, our office buildings have none.

Do they think terrorists give a sh!t if we lose comm with the station? Hell no they don't, they would go after buildings filled to the brim with federal workers.

Don't be so cynical. TSA passed 5% of the tests conducted by Homeland Security at airports around the country. You're probably one of those guys with unrealistic expectations of a 7-8% pass rate.

 

[FENZO]

7-8% pass rate.

:lol

 

[BlackICE]

http://www.scpr.org/blogs/politics/...ir-traffic-control-applicants-fail-new-faa-p/

Maybe TSA should adopt the latest employment testing methods as used for the air traffic controllers.

After reading this you may want to limit your flying.

 

[Empty Pockets]

TSA's security methods/tactics should mirror Israel's.

 

[Sinovac]

TSA has a 100% success rate in catching me trying to sneak gel deodorant onto a plane, thereby preventing hundreds of people from smelling like Irish Spring.

 

[Cobrar]

TSA has a 100% success rate in catching me trying to sneak gel deodorant onto a plane, thereby preventing hundreds of people from smelling like Irish Spring.

Or worse! :biggrin