Terror Threat Could Dwarf 9-11: Engineer Expert Reveals Grave Vulnerability

TRABUCO CANYON, CA--(Marketwire - May 8, 2009) - It would start simultaneously at four locations on the San Andreas Fault plus one each on the Puente Hills Thrust Fault (which runs under the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles) and the Hayward Fault in the San Francisco Bay area.

Earthquakes are naturally occurring events. So, is this the smiting of us sinners that fundamentalist Christians have long prophesized? An "act of God" of unparalleled ferocity?

But, what if it wasn't? What if the statewide quakes and conflagration were triggered events by terrorists intent on inflicting death and destruction of unimagined proportions?

That's what Tolman Geffs, an ex-missile engineer (BS, MS, PE) and author of the novel, "The Unsung Patriots," a May release from Trabuco Press, believes could happen.

On November 13, 2008, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) held the cautionary ShakeOut Scenario earthquake drill in Southern California. The Southern section of the San Andreas Fault is overdue for a major seismic event by a factor of more than 2. Mere nudges could break it and the other faults free.

The scenario in his book details how those nudges can be delivered and be made to appear to be "acts of God." The key is the use of small diameter, tactical A-bombs (equivalent to the U.S.'s now retired 40 kiloton yield W-33) not as weapons, but as energy sources to create massive steam explosions deep within faults thus triggering the release of orders of magnitude greater natural forces that have been quietly accumulating for centuries.

"What I am seeking is the unbiased, independent analysis of the threats delineated," Geffs said. "This will require the cooperative efforts of scientists from several disciplines and extensive computer simulations. If the hazards are validated, protective measures must be adopted. Unfortunately, there is a near universal flaw in the human psyche; we do not take threats seriously until after they have occurred. My goal is to ensure that I'm never the in position to say, 'I told you so.' Meanwhile, we remain a nation of sitting ducks."

About Tolman F. Geffs

September 11, 2001 ended his retirement -- the time had come to reveal a threat he had first deduced in 1959. He chose to do so in a novel believing that only public pressure will result in the enactment of the relatively inexpensive requisite protective measures.

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