SUV nuke detector will avert covert attack, company claims
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Raytheon)
A turbo-charged engine, 21-inch wheels, Bluetooth, and 600-watt THX speakers are fine, but for the SUV owner who desires everything, how about a Mobile Nuclear Radiation Detection System?
Raytheon is offering the Sports Utility Vehicle-Based Radiation Detection System, which uses advanced spectroscopic technology to detect and identify nuclear radiation, whether sitting put or on the move.
Deploy quickly and set up your own checkpoint to screen for nuclear weapons, improvised nuclear devices, and dirty bombs or just cruise and troll for high gamma and stray neutrons. The system incorporates advanced threat identification algorithms that detect and identify most radiological materials.
What? You don't think you need one? Consider this. A "covert nuclear attack is the foremost threat facing the United States today," according to Raytheon. The SUV-mounted detection kit is even featured on the FEMA Web site.
This may be why the state of Florida has just ordered one. It plans to use it "to safeguard against nuclear threats on highways, bridges, overpasses, tunnels, ports of entry and public venues such as major sporting events and other large events that terrorists might consider targets." (PDF)
"These systems have been developed to meet a critical need shared by every state with a large city," said Raytheon VP Mary Petryszyn. "In this case, we are providing the state of Florida the proven capability that it needs to protect its citizens against nuclear threats."
Disney World, safe at last. Now if they can just find jobs and someone to buy their real estate.
Mark Rutherford is a West Coast-based freelance writer. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Email him at markr@milapp.com. Disclosure. 
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There is nothing wrong with having fun, food and fellowship. However, most of these are detrimental to our minds. As for sports, there is nothing wrong with having fun watching children playing, and encourage them to build up their physical strength thereby. However, I think the sports competition games beyond high-school, like college teams, are detrimental to the society and has become an idolatry just like the Hollywood. They take your money away. They take your mind away. Even in high-school, in middle-school and even in elementary school, there has to be a balance between physical activities for building physical strength and other academic disciplines such as math and science. Even math and science must be balanced out against the spiritual needs of our children - We must give them the spiritual food just as we are required to give them foods for their body - ti.e. the instructions from our Creator.
- by Mark Holloway May 22, 2009 1:04 PM PDT
- It lacks one thing. A built in Bomb shelter
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