Comments on: US Nuclear Weapons Site in Europe Breached

By: Countries in Europe

Countries in Europe — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:59:39 +0000

Not that I want to encourage breaking into U.S. Military installations, but this kind of ‘civil disobedience’ should be applauded. These activists were obviously testing the security of these nuclear weapons and bringing public attention to the fact that they were not secure and the question of why were they there in the first place. Nukes are an issue of concern for every man, woman and child on the planet. When the governments do not listen to the kinds of concerns that impact all of us, civil disobedience may be our only option of being heard.

By: Samuel Cole

Samuel Cole — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:59:58 +0000

This is in response to what Stevae said. I do not understand how a former member of the United States Air Force as a former security member can justify hiding this fact as a threat to national security. This would be a valuble lesson to those in government that mistakes like this cant be tolorated and that hiding these facts amount to criminal behavior. When you drop the ball you admit your mistake and take steps to improve the situation that caused the breach in the first place. You as well as the security detail and those above them should take pause and think which is dangerous a bunch of hippies breaching a nuclear faclilty or those who are tasked with protecting these facilities going along with a cover up of a potential danger to not only the National Security of the nation that owns the weapons but the host nation as well. By the way Stevae this is not the first time an incident has occured where Air Force security has been in question in terms of nuclear weapons handling and storage.

By: R.G. Frano, A-EMT-4-Paramedic, ACLS, (Ret.)

R.G. Frano, A-EMT-4-Paramedic, ACLS, (Ret.) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:02:49 +0000

What a an impressive feat.
I applaud the people who encountered this lone security guard, becuase, as the article states, they didn’t hurt anyone, AND, more importantly, they called attention to a glaring defect in the security required, for these ‘boys, (and girls, I presume, since gender knows no limits on gross imbecility!), and their toys’.
If some good hearted but naieve civilians, barely out of their adolescence, (judging by the pics), can walk around on any military base with nuclear weapons for an hour/a kilometer, (embarassing officials a lot LESS then they should have been embarrassed!), I can only wonder what a focused team, led by people with too much ‘god’ on their narrowly focused, tiny little minds could do!
What if the NEXT ‘Scott Roeder’, who killed a fellow Christian, (in church, due to anti abortion arrogance, and will get 25-50 Y’s for it, [B.F.D.!]), decides ‘bigger-is-better’?
What happens the next time ‘flight students’ with NO desire to learn how to land jetliners, (like the fools who nearly got ME on 11.Sept.01) decide ‘bolder, not older’ is their buzz-phrase?

By: Franco Munini

Franco Munini — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:49:20 +0000

The comment by stevae on February 5th, 1:07am raises another issue: why should truth be hidden? Allowing it to happen brought the umpleasant package there in the first place. Trying to hide the nukes from public attention doesn’t make them safer.
Present wars are meant to occupy our minds. Truth as we would like to be fed requires surgical examination of mainstream information pumped into the system by corpomedia to remove open or subliminal ideological contraband.
Think of it. How do we fight to get and distribute TRUE information to help liberate people from induced paranoia?
Franco, from beautiful Venezuela.

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:46:22 +0000

Double fence?
And why are there still NW’s in Europe. Nice use of the NPT.

By: Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:26:35 +0000

Seattle Times reporter Mark Rahner had some fun recently with 81 year-old Bill “Bix” Bichsel, one of the activists involved in the November 2 SWFPAC infiltration:

http://www.quackquack.org/post/335975917/seattle-times-reporter-mark-rahner-takes-a

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:15:44 +0000

I think it’s hilarious hippies can breach nuclear weapons facilities this easily… not to mention taking the “janitors” job of finding holes in the fence. And seeing as they didn’t make that hole, and a squirrel definitely didn’t, then who did and why?

By: 3.1415

3.1415 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:14 +0000

In the Bangor incident, five citizens were able to penetrate the base for 4 hours before being discovered by base security. While the way the security force handled the protestors was very American and, dare I say, coward, the 4 hr delay should be the consolation prize for the lone Belgian security guy, considering that the base has some 1/4 of Uncle Sam’s nukes. If FAS and others are really interested in nuclear disarmament, please publicize more of these incidents. For example, news report at http://www.jonahhouse.org/Disarm_Now_Plowshares/media.html

By: Max F

Max F — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:28:17 +0000

Are people still advocating security though obscurity? I’m scared of terrorism again now.

How irresponsible of guards to blame others for their failures. The media is doing their job reporting government failures- how about these guys start doing theirs?

By: hkristensen

hkristensen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:03:11 +0000

Glen Milner reminded me that just last November, five peace activists were arrested at the U.S. Navy's Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) near Bangor, Washington, after they cut their way through several layers of fense before being arrested. The announcement is here. HK