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In reply to the discussion: I'll relate this story without specific locations: [View all]Marthe48
(16,935 posts)25. This has been a concern for decades
and the upgrades we need keep getting kicked down the road. With high umemployment because of Covid-19, this would be a good time to put people to work OUTSIDE, (weather permitting) to work on updating our grids and installing security to protect it.
And if possible, put people in PPE to work inside doing the same upgrades. Decentralize whatever we can to make terrorists' targets less impactful.
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I saw an embedded video of an IP camera view of the street when the explosion happened
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2020
#27
Civilization sits atop a less robust technological foundation than most imagine.
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#4
There are so many sensitive locations that could become crippling disasters.
BobTheSubgenius
Dec 2020
#16