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Terror Threat Could Dwarf 9-11: Engineer Expert Reveals Grave Vulnerability
| Source: Tolman Geffs
TRABUCO CANYON, CA--(Marketwire - May 8, 2009) - It would start simultaneously at four
locations on the San Andreas Fault plus one each on the Puente Hills Thrust
Fault (which runs under the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles) and the
Hayward Fault in the San Francisco Bay area.
Earthquakes are naturally occurring events. So, is this the smiting of us
sinners that fundamentalist Christians have long prophesized? An "act of
God" of unparalleled ferocity?
But, what if it wasn't? What if the statewide quakes and conflagration
were triggered events by terrorists intent on inflicting death and
destruction of unimagined proportions?
That's what Tolman Geffs, an ex-missile engineer (BS, MS, PE) and author of
the novel, "The Unsung Patriots," a May release from Trabuco Press,
believes could happen.
On November 13, 2008, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) held the
cautionary ShakeOut Scenario earthquake drill in Southern California. The
Southern section of the San Andreas Fault is overdue for a major seismic
event by a factor of more than 2. Mere nudges could break it and the other
faults free.
The scenario in his book details how those nudges can be delivered and be
made to appear to be "acts of God." The key is the use of small diameter,
tactical A-bombs (equivalent to the U.S.'s now retired 40 kiloton yield
W-33) not as weapons, but as energy sources to create massive steam
explosions deep within faults thus triggering the release of orders of
magnitude greater natural forces that have been quietly accumulating for
centuries.
"What I am seeking is the unbiased, independent analysis of the threats
delineated," Geffs said. "This will require the cooperative efforts of
scientists from several disciplines and extensive computer simulations. If
the hazards are validated, protective measures must be adopted.
Unfortunately, there is a near universal flaw in the human psyche; we do
not take threats seriously until after they have occurred. My goal is to
ensure that I'm never the in position to say, 'I told you so.' Meanwhile,
we remain a nation of sitting ducks."
About Tolman F. Geffs
September 11, 2001 ended his retirement -- the time had come to reveal a
threat he had first deduced in 1959. He chose to do so in a novel
believing that only public pressure will result in the enactment of the
relatively inexpensive requisite protective measures.