Posted: 11/4/2005 9:39:00 PM EDT
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Back when I convoyed nukes, the DOE Transportation Safeguards Division used armored semis to transport nuclear weapons and materials over the road, but it was/is done very discretely. The only outward differences are disguised gunports on the cab and armored windshields. You have to look very closely to spot the differences. Freightliners were by far the most popular cab used. Been a few years since I last spotted one outside Kirtland AFB, NM, which is a large repository for nukes. The trucks have their own security teams in smaller vehicles, who are armed to the teeth, m-60/M-203/M-16/pistols/grenades/etc. It was SOP to only request police intervention during a real-world hostile event, and then it was only to clear traffic en route to a designated safe-haven area. The teams were expected to defeat the current terrorist threat by themselves, without needing help from other agencies. The TSD had a huge training area at Kirtland for persons involved with this. I got hired as a tactics instructor by Wackenhut, who had the contract at the time. The next day, the guy that hired me got busted for defrauding the gov, and my new job got vaporized. Too bad, it would have been a blast. 
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Very interesting this realy sounds like it might have been fun. But why would something like that be going on in FL of all places???? |
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+1 Nukes are transported in SST's and escorted by DOE opperators and you would never notice unless you were looking for it. The firepower they carry puts most combat arms military guys to shame. 
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When I was in Broward Co last week doing some work at my grandparents place, I saw the same thing on the FL Turnpike. The truck and cop cars were headed north from Ft. Lauderdale. No telling what the hell it was. I vote for the drums the zombies are in with the funky chemicals that re-animate them. 
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Thing that I thought was interesting was the fact that they were just local Sherrifs officers. Thats it not even FHP just Sherrifs just 2 cars and more than likley only one LEO per unit. It is rare to see two per car. |