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Post by gocav76 on Nov 17, 2007 16:37:05 GMT -6
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Post by harpskiddie on Nov 18, 2007 0:33:58 GMT -6
Larry:
The only reason why none of the weapons was stolen and armed and detonated was because somebody lost the bicycle lock key, and didn't want to 'fess up, and besides which, it was terribly difficult to get to the weapons themselves. This required the operation of a doorknob and the pulling open of a door.
MI-5 felt that the budget for security could be better spent on lawn ornaments and wicker armchairs, and that any self-respecting terrorist or spy person would automatically assume that very sophisticated and high-level security measures must have been employed. Therefore, none would actually be required.
It's much like the signs I had installed all over my area of responsibility in 1983 warning that "This Area Is Under Constant Electronic Surveillance. All Activity Is Both Monitored And Recorded." Of course, there was no monitoring and no equipment, not even dummy cameras. Criminal activity went somewhere else [where they didn't have signs], and we saved a bunch of money by cutting down on security patrols. We ended up with some very nice lawn ornaments and wicker armchairs with comfy cushions.
Gordie,
MC
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Post by gocav76 on Nov 18, 2007 2:23:43 GMT -6
Gordie, You are the man! Love your take on this issue. My favorite statement was the following:"The Royal Navy argued that officers of the Royal Navy as the Senior Service could be trusted" Can you imagine? In today's world companies lock the toilet paper rolls in the restrooms yet the Royal Navy felt they could be trusted without any fail-safe devices! Larry
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Post by BrokenSword on Nov 18, 2007 7:28:05 GMT -6
Well. The Royal Navy announced a halt to the traditional grog ration in the late 1960s or early 70s. They said that in the new nuclear Royal Navy it probably wouldn't do to have 'groggy' fingers inches away from the 'The Bomb'. I thought they were just joking about that. The naval spokesman was smiling when he said it, afterall. Didn't know the fingers had such easy access.
I shoulda paid more attention to the slight glow of nervous perspiration on that spokesman's forehead, as well as the faint twich on his upper lip. Normally, British upper lips are stiff - aren't they?
But then, didn't the American Air Force accidentally drop 'The Bomb' somewhere in England once? Or was that Spain? Maybe it was both. I know one was accidentally dropped on South Carolina, here at home. So, I'm confident it was nothing personal in any case. We said we were sorry. Besides the bombs weren't armed. Or so said the American spokesman - as his smiling upper lip faintly twitched - ever...... so....... faintly.
M
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