But Is It A Highly Sensitive Strategic Asset Or Could It Be Just An Office Building?
At some point it may make more sense just take your chances:
Posted: February 24th, 2008 | Filed under: Architecture & Infrastructure, Makes Jack Bauer Scream, "Dammit!"Law enforcement officials have major concerns about security weaknesses in the planned World Trade Center complex, a Daily News investigation has found.
The potential problems expressed to the Port Authority and others involved in the most high-profile development project in New York City history include:
* A row of three mostly glass towers positioned too closely to city streets, increasing their vulnerability to attack.
* Difficulties in inspecting some 2,000 delivery trucks and sightseeing buses that will enter or leave the site daily.
* A vehicle security center that hasn’t been fully designed and relies on vehicle inspection technology that hasn’t even been developed yet.
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Towers 2, 3 and 4 — which will rise between Greenwich and Church Sts. to 79, 71 and 64 stories, respectively — contain too much glass, sources familiar with the issues said.
They also are not set back far enough from the two streets — where uninspected trucks will whiz by — to meet the most rigorous security standards, the sources said.
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Another concern: The buildings do not meet Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security blast standards. That means they can withstand certain types of explosions – but not more powerful blasts.
The DOD blast standards — rarely applied to U.S. skyscrapers — are typically used in U.S. embassies and missions abroad, sensitive government facilities and military bases.