Hello everyone,
Actually, the signs don't say 'Deadly Force Authorized'  -- that's area 51  :-)

I've driven by the signs numerous times -- I live in Pocatello, and grew up in Mackay,
and if you look on a map, you'll see that you can't get from one to the other without
going right smack-dab through the middle of 'The Site' (That's what it was called when I
was growing up -- the AEC Site -- Atomic Energy Commission...). About every 50 meters or
so along both sides of the highway are little yellow signs on iron posts. I stopped once
and read one. It mostly had a bunch of legalese, but the gist was that the area you were
about to enter is a posted federal government reserve, and trespassers could face up to
10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. I specifically looked for the 'deadly force' line
and couldn't find it.  However, I didn't check more than one of the signs, so some areas
may be more sensitive than others.

In addition to the Boise area (and Sun Valley, as others have mentioned), don't forget
Pocatello and Idaho Falls. Both are located close to the site -- it's now called the
INEEL - the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory -- where much of the
work is now high-tech research into how to clean up the radioactivity.  Additionally, AMI
-- another semiconductor manufacturer is based in Pocatello -- just up the street from
Idaho State University, where your humble poster works.  Some time back, AMI used
HP3000s, but I don't know if they still do. We use HP3000s here at ISU, as does Bannock
County.


Larry Barnes wrote:

> Would the 'Deadly Force' come from radiation leaks?  :)
>
> Jim Brust wrote:
>
> >         The first commercial nuclear powered electric generation plant is in Idaho,
> > at least that is what the sign out side of the building says.  There are also
> > facilities in Idaho to test new nuclear power plant designs and store and
> > process nuclear fuel rods.  Additionally for several years the U.S. Navy had a
> > noticeable part of their nuclear engineering personal trained there.   At a
> > minimum the U.S. government considers these facilities high tech enough to
> > clearly mark the area with very noticeable signs stating 'Restricted Area Use
> > of Deadly Force Authorized'.
> >
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