Oklahoma Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat - Bloomberg Business

Oklahoma Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat - Bloomberg Business

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Oklahoma Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat North America's biggest commercial oil storage hub is already on guard against terrorism, but quakes could prove the bigger risk. In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, as U.S. security officials assessed the top targets for potential terrorist attacks, the small town of Cushing, Okla., received special attention. Even though it is home to fewer than 10,000 people, Cushing is the largest commercial oil storage hub in North America, second only in size to the U.S. government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The small town's giant tanks, some big enough to fit a Boeing 747 jet inside, were filled with around 10 million barrels of crude at the time, an obvious target for someone looking to disrupt America's economy and energy supply. The FBI,

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