X-Message-Number: 17532 From: "Robert Moore" <> References: <> Subject: Increased Security for Alcor and CI? Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:59:49 -0700 There has been a lot of discussion about how to protect Alcor and CI from terrorists attacks. Although it is understandable that we are concerned about terrorism after recent events, considering Alcor and CI's low profile, a terrorist attack seems a relatively *low* probability threat to those in suspension. Comfortingly, both Alcor and CI think a lot about security and have chosen storage locations with low incendence of natural disasters. However, if cryonics facilities want to expend resources to increase security, I believe they should enhance defenses against *higher* probability threats like fires, accidental large truck and plane crashes, sabotage by disgruntled employees, etc, events that occur nearly every day in every city in the world. Perhaps common threats are more boring to think and talk about than terrorism, but natural disasters and man-made accidents that can damage and destroy dewars occur much, much more frequently than the occaisional terrorist attack. Robert Moore Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17532