Lockdown at Los Alamos

[stellanoir]

"After the disappearance of two removable data storage devices from Los Alamos National Laboratory, officials halted all classified research while an inventory is conducted of all sensitive data."

http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2004/07/20040716_a_main.asp

last nights show

I hadn't heard of this elsewhere. But oh did you hear about Martha?

[phiddle]

1. From today's Albuquerque Journal online:

SANTA FE— Laboratory director Pete Nanos has taken the "extraordinary step" of suspending all work at Los Alamos, an action provoked by the recent malfunctions in security and safety procedures at the vaunted nuclear weapons facility.

www.abqjournal.com

Yesterday's news (your quote) referred to "all classified work", whereas it has apparently been broadened today to include "all work". One has to subscribe to read more, and I refuse to buy that right-wing rag.

[suegeo]

2. Wired News ran a story

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64256,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

Looks like Congressman Joe Barton is heading down there to survey the situation on Monday.

Some intern fried his eye with a laser. Ooops

[acmavm]

3. At the rate they lose stuff there, they might as well just take the locks

off the doors and just let anyone who wants help themselves.