New World Trade Center not safe
Security experts say that the proposed World Trade Center complex has major security flaws: Towers contain too much glass; they are too close to the street where thousands of uninspected trucks and cars will drive daily; and the buildings do not meet Department of Defense or DHS blast standards
Law enforcement officials and security experts have concerns about security weaknesses in the planned World Trade Center complex, the New York Daily News's Greg Smith and Douglas Feiden report. The potential problems expressed to the Port Authority and others involved in the most high-profile development project in New York City history include:
* A row of three mostly glass towers positioned too closely to city streets, increasing their vulnerability to attack
* Difficulties in inspecting some 2,000 delivery trucks and sightseeing buses that will enter or leave the site daily
* A vehicle security center which has not been fully designed and relies on vehicle inspection technology that has not even been developed yet
Asked about weaknesses uncovered by the Daily News in the plans for rebuilding Ground Zero, Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said, "The NYPD has been in talks with the Port Authority, but we don't disclose any information about possible security vulnerabilities for obvious reasons."
