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To: Eric who wrote (3765)	12/31/2008 6:51:20 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

The big fear that I've had for a number of years is related to what Hawk mentioned a few times. Terrorism. Taking down the grid. This almost happened about 15 years ago if I remember correctly. A nut case went out and removed bolts in a number of BPA's power transmission towers here in the Northwest. If it was not for dumb luck it would not have been detected in time and if we had had a windstorm the entire grid here in the Northwest would have been taken down. I believe they caught the guy but it was all hushed up. If I was a terrorist the easiest way to "take us down" would be to plant some small radio controlled bombs on just a few key towers in various areas of the country and you could effectively take down virtually every grid in a matter of seconds. Forget going after Nuke plants and dams.. That is a waste of time. Just take down a few critical towers in remote areas. This is one of the Department of Homeland Securities biggest problems. It's just a matter of time.