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Architectural barriers are all the rage since 9\/11 (actually, since the OK City bombing). Here’s a summary of the good, bad, and ugly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is it all a matter of “fighting the last war”? The main problem is, if you don’t defend against the last war, you end up with the last war again. Assuming there’s value in keeping trucks full of explosive materials away from key buildings, we have to do that. We also have to be doing more, but we have to be doing at least that much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Architectural barriers are all the rage since 9\/11 (actually, since the OK City bombing). Here’s a summary of the good, bad, and ugly. 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