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California Terrorist Drills Test U.S. Response
A simulation of a multipronged terrorist attack, including the detonation of a mock “dirty bomb” and derailment of a chemical tanker, was conducted yesterday in Southern California, the Oakland Tribune reported (see GSN, July 16). The exercise was part of a large-scale exercise this week called Amalgam Vergo/Determined Promise 2004, spearheaded by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, and the Transportation Security Administration, according to the Tribune. Training simulations were also held in Virginia and Canada. Simulations in California included a radiological bomb explosion in the Port of Los Angeles and a train derailment of a chemical tanker in Ventura County. Local and national authorities were pleased with the coordination of the response. “Overall it was pretty successful,” said FBI Special Agent Michael Gimble, who observed a hijacking drill in Oakland. “The biggest surprise, and it’s a good surprise, is all our agencies worked together,” said Fred Lau, Transportation Security Administration chief at Oakland International Airport (Sean Holstege, Oakland Tribune, Aug. 6).
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