Idle curiosity - Police convoy M1

[Digga]

mikees said:

Jumper off the bridge I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEDCqvlHIvs

[AnimalMkIV]

AnonSpoilsport said:

Does that mean - as I'd hope - that the nuclear facilities are staffed with armed police/the army? One of my father's arguments against nuclear energy is the risk of terrorist attacks/thefts. I can't imagine that any responsible govt. (ah well, what am I saying!) would leave plants so vulnerable and hope they are well protected.

Yep, Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
First time I had to go to Sellafield it was a bit unnerving being stopped at the checkpoint before the entrance and seeing 4 Police holding rifles with clear magazines showing off live rounds.

Now I just wonder if they ever get bored and pop the odd seagull when no-one is watching. Probably not.

[smack]

AnimalMkIV said:

AnonSpoilsport said:

Does that mean - as I'd hope - that the nuclear facilities are staffed with armed police/the army? One of my father's arguments against nuclear energy is the risk of terrorist attacks/thefts. I can't imagine that any responsible govt. (ah well, what am I saying!) would leave plants so vulnerable and hope they are well protected.

Yep, Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
First time I had to go to Sellafield it was a bit unnerving being stopped at the checkpoint before the entrance and seeing 4 Police holding rifles with clear magazines showing off live rounds.

Now I just wonder if they ever get bored and pop the odd seagull when no-one is watching. Probably not.

They do lots of live fire training, so that probably scratches that itch, and keeps the seagulls safe.

[Puggit]

Pickled said:

AWE is staffed by MOD Plod - They have shooty sticks as well.

Yep - crime around AWE is extremely low as result, despite a large population of fine upstanding crime-free travelling folk in the area.

Silly thing is the armed BiB are highly unlikely to leave their posts to attend to normal police matters. However, the normal plod also have far more patrols too.

[mattnunn]

Guam said:

Puggit said:

I live near AWE - they're quite a sight!

I lived in Tilehurst for years some time back used to see these things all the time Impressive sight.

I lived iin Tadley, all our neighbours were Mod Plod

[Oakey]

AnonSpoilsport said:

oldbanger said:

They have their own police force, I believe.

http://www.cnc.police.uk/

Ah, good to see them with guns in several of their pr pics!

Interesting tagline on that site; "Defend, Deny, Recover"

http://www.cnc.jobs/index.html

Have they been hacked?

[llewop]

Oakey said:

Interesting tagline on that site; "Defend, Deny, Recover"

http://www.cnc.jobs/index.html

Have they been hacked?

I doubt it... read their mission statement!

[Life Saab Itch]

smack said:

They do lots of live fire training, so that probably scratches that itch, and keeps the seagulls safe.

They were having a shooting day at Bisley a few weeks ago when I was there.

Very, very compentant shooters...

[smack]

Life Saab Itch said:

smack said:

They do lots of live fire training, so that probably scratches that itch, and keeps the seagulls safe.

They were having a shooting day at Bisley a few weeks ago when I was there.

Very, very compentant shooters...

They are there a few days a week

[Ross1988]

Yep the Sellafield lot practice a lot, I have a few blank rounds on my desk. They have site exercises all the time, I drove past Calder Hall on Saturday and along the far bank was 6 or 7 coppers shooting blanks at me, and a few more running across the road.

The main site exercises are a spectacle. All work shuts down, every is sent to assembly points and given a gas mask. Allegedly they have amputee actors come in and act as victims of the exercise, last one was a suicide bomber on main gate. Was fun.

They don't have many coppers near the gates now, there's a private security force doing it now.

[NightRunner]

Puggit said:

Pickled said:

AWE is staffed by MOD Plod - They have shooty sticks as well.

Yep - crime around AWE is extremely low as result, despite a large population of fine upstanding crime-free travelling folk in the area.

Silly thing is the armed BiB are highly unlikely to leave their posts to attend to normal police matters. However, the normal plod also have far more patrols too.

When that taxi driver was getting all shooty in Wales, the closest armed people were at some facility (can't remember the name) - they went into lockdown.

[Vieste]

Sellafield.

[munky]

Ross1988 said:

Allegedly they have amputee actors come in and act as victims of the exercise

I take it they aren't armed?

sorry.....sorry!

[Mojooo]

so where would they be most vulnerable to a hit?

[elster]

Mojooo said:

so where would they be most vulnerable to a hit?

I think if you try standing in front of them waving a gun at them would have the most success.

[oldbanger]

munky said:

I take it they aren't armed?

sorry.....sorry!

triple pun!

[BMWBen]

Skywalker said:

NightRunner said:

Comprises of something like

police
Army Royal Marines
Artic towing the stuff
Spare artic
Artic tow truck
Mechanics

Following a mile or so behind when on the motorway, just in case:

Fire engine
Hazmat wagon

Eta good old 'nuke watch' videotaping it all...
http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/video1.php

Edited by NightRunner on Tuesday 26th February 23:09

Just FYI

I had no idea about this. Very interesting. Bunch of nutters with quite flawed logic mind