10-07-2007, 10:19 AM
By JAY REEVES,
AP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 27) - In an age of al-Qaida, sleeper cells and the threat of nuclear terrorism, Huntsville is dusting off its Cold War manual to create the nation's most ambitious fallout-shelter plan, featuring an abandoned mine big enough for 20,000 people to take cover underground.
A fallout shelter sign is seen Sept. 19 in Huntsville, Ala. Fearing a nuclear strike by terrorists, officials are working to identify potential shelters for 300,000 people in the city and surrounding county.
Part of the plan would involve converting the Three Caves Quarry, which has 10 acres of floor space and can house about 20,000 people, into an arena-size shelter.
The new shelters, however, will not be supplied with basic items such as food and water -- unlike many of the ones that were constructed during the Cold War.
''We do not guarantee them comfort, just protection,'' said Kirk Paradise, an emergency management planner who led efforts to renew the city's shelter program.
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AP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 27) - In an age of al-Qaida, sleeper cells and the threat of nuclear terrorism, Huntsville is dusting off its Cold War manual to create the nation's most ambitious fallout-shelter plan, featuring an abandoned mine big enough for 20,000 people to take cover underground.
A fallout shelter sign is seen Sept. 19 in Huntsville, Ala. Fearing a nuclear strike by terrorists, officials are working to identify potential shelters for 300,000 people in the city and surrounding county.
Part of the plan would involve converting the Three Caves Quarry, which has 10 acres of floor space and can house about 20,000 people, into an arena-size shelter.
The new shelters, however, will not be supplied with basic items such as food and water -- unlike many of the ones that were constructed during the Cold War.
''We do not guarantee them comfort, just protection,'' said Kirk Paradise, an emergency management planner who led efforts to renew the city's shelter program.
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