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NUCLEAR SECURITY BACK IN THE DAY.

January 5, 2015 · History

NUCLEAR SECURITY BACK IN THE DAY. Sian Griffiths contrasts the maple syrup storage before the theft at “a facility with minimal security” with the “bank-like security features” of the new “maple syrup fortress” (la forteresse du sirop d’érable).

I remember being told by an engineer with long experience that there was a time when there were some facilities which stored nuclear materials behind a chain link fence secured by a padlock.