Non-existent security at nuclear facilities

83-year-old nun Megan Rice of Washington, D.C.  and two fellow protesters who were caught at an uranium plant in Tennessee after easily  dodging security measures and going deep into the plant have been given tough sentences to set an example to other protesters but in reality to divert attention at how bad the security system was at an important nuclear facility.

When real terrorists gain access to such facilities and blow up stuff,  expect Obama and his regime and even Republicans who might come after him to cover their shortcomings by saying. "It was an industrial accident, not a jihadi attack."

Erik Schelzig of AP writing at StarTribune:
.....Defense attorneys said in closing arguments   that federal prosecutors had overreached in the charges because of the embarrassment caused by the break-in.

"The shortcomings in security at one of the most dangerous places on the planet have embarrassed a lot of people," said Francis Lloyd, who represented Sister Megan Rice of Washington, D.C. "You're looking at three scapegoats behind me.".....

......In Washington on Wednesday, Neile Miller, acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told a Senate subcommittee that officials have taken "decisive action" since the July 28 intrusion at the Y-12, including a new management team and a new defense security chief to oversee all of the agency's sites.

"The severity of the failure of leadership at Y-12 has demanded swift, strong and decisive action by the department," she said. "Since the Y-12 incursion, major actions have taken place to improve security immediately, and for the long term."

Earlier Wednesday, Rice, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed testified on their own behalf, saying they have no remorse for their actions and were pleased to reach one of the most secure parts of the facility.....