Comics find nuke carrier security laughable

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 24th, 2004

What to make of this? A doc came over the cybertransom from one Warren Durso, an L.A.-based comic on tour to entertain the troops in the Gulf. It is a quite detailed (and, from what we can tell, credible) tale of a rather casual and frighteningly successful attempt to breach security on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Durso was especially surprised when he cleared that machine without triggering its alarm. “Hell, I’ve got titanium hips,” said Durso “Those things can’t even make it past the metal detector at the Viper Room.”

“Now we’re on a nuclear carrier unescorted, trying to look like we belong there,” said Yaffee. “The fact is we’re about as military looking as Cheech and Chong.”

So far, we’re the only publication to be running this story. The implications are enourmous. And rather unsettling. (And, on a side note, it’s not badly written, either!) We’ll keep you posted on any developments. I suppose real journalists would put a call into the Pentagon and ask for comment. Hey, it’s Christmas Eve.

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