Top Secret Government Cables, and Why You Should Never Cut Them
Construction workers often stumble across unmarked lines and cables at dig sites, no big deal. Sure, they occasionally come across significant historical artifacts, but that just earns everyone a day off while someone calls in the archaeologists. In Washington D.C., however, things can be a bit more serious -- especially if you hit a confidential government "black" cable.
You probably know that there are plenty of secret government buildings and bomb shelters throughout the nation's capital. Not surprisingly, there are also miles of unmarked communication lines linking all these top-secret locations together. According to the Washington Post, workers constructing an office building in D.C. a few years back inadvertently severed one of these secure lines. Apparently, only moments later they were greeted by a caravan of black SUVs filled with humorless men in suits bearing the simple message -- "You just hit our line."
The incident inspired the Washington Post to investigate the danger to national security should such an incident occur again, especially since construction is already under way on a $5.2 billion Metrorail extension that will likely encounter many of these clandestine cables.
Mike Birmingham, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, told the Post that the government is prepared for such incidents, stating "no particular project puts us at risk. We don't have a single point of failure." Solidifying the fact that the government is ready for construction issues, remember how quick the response was to the earlier incident -- if only we could get that kind of service from the cable company. [From: The Washington Post]
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LillieFaerie said 7:00AM on 6-02-2009
Hey Warren, Loose Lips Sink Ships. If most people don't know or think about what we have, why tell the world on the internet what we do have or don't have as part of a secure nation. There is probably a lot that you don't know but what you do know, or think you know, do you think you ought to be using your voice to put it out there? Idiot.
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Heimbachae said 9:54AM on 6-02-2009
so big gov is paying some cable guys with my taxes now? i'm not pleased.
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LB said 11:20AM on 6-02-2009
PROOF READ!
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adambrown70 said 5:38AM on 6-06-2009
This article very important for all people. We should resolve matters at a team or group level where matters of self awareness or public welfare is concerned.
Adam
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