06 April 2005

Scary: How to find nuclear power plants

A scary tale of how a blogger/internet enthusiast found out the exact coordinates of a US Nuclear Power Plant online... of course this info is classified by the US Gov. The government requires pilots not to fly near nuclear power plants, and then does not tell them where those plants are, because of security concerns. Here's a story about how someone found the exact location of the nuclear power plant in Oyster Creek, N.J., using only publicly available information.

But of course a terrorist would never be able to do that.

"The internet is a great thing. Many people and organizations put a lot of information on their websites, which only have to be combined. If done properly, it’s interesting how much information can be retrieved within a very short time."

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