Wednesday, April 20, 2011

TSA replaced color-coded terror-alert system

Considering we have been at "orange" since the color code system was put in place, thus passengers complacency, I cant help but think we are just going to always be at "elevated" now. Elevated is probably defined as nudity & aggressive groping required to travel.
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The Department of Homeland Security has replaced the color-coded terrorism-advisory system with concise summaries of potential threats.

The summaries include geographic region; mode of transportation or infrastructure potentially affected by the threat; actions being taken to ensure public safety; and recommended steps that individuals, communities, businesses and governments can take to help prevent, mitigate or respond to a threat.

The DHS said alerts will include a "clear statement on the nature of the threat." Threats will be defined as "elevated" (warns of a credible terrorist threat against the U.S.) or "imminent" (warns of a credible, specific and impending terrorist threat against the U.S.).

Depending on the nature of the threat, alerts may be sent to law enforcement, distributed to affected areas of the private sector or issued more broadly to the public via Facebook and Twitter. Alerts will also be displayed in transit hubs, airports and government buildings, the DHS said.

Threat alerts will be issued for a specific time period and will automatically expire.

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