Could A New Terror Threat Dwarf 9-11?

Former-Missile Engineer Reveals Grave Vulnerability

Topic Summary
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. Powerful explosions
deep underground would send super-heated, ultra-high pressure steam coursing through
the faults. Simultaneously flames would shoot from the ground at numerous locations
and Santa Anna winds would carry the conflagration across California, resulting in death
and disaster that would eclipse the 9-11-01 tragedy.

But earthquakes are naturally occurring events and what about the flames shooting from
newly opened fissures—is this Armageddon? Or could these be man-made ‘Acts of
God’—terrorist attacks on US soil?

That’s what Tolman Geffs, an ex-missile engineer (BS, MS, PE), successful
entrepreneur (Harvard MBA, 21 years as CEO), and author of the novel being released
this April, The Unsung Patriots, from Trabuco Press (www.theunsungpatriots.com
<http://www.theunsungpatriots.com/>), believes can happen. And he wants to warn
Americans about it before we get blindsided again.

Discussion Topics

• How is it possible that an event like this could happen?

• How could terrorists get a hold of nuclear devices, let alone get them to US soil?

• How solid is the science behind this theory?

• What would the ramifications of such an occurrence be?

• What would the government have to do to prevent this from ever happening?

Topic Overview

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.

Set in the summer of 1961, The Unsung Patriots is the previously untold story of how the
guidance system of our first ICBM, the Atlas E, could be confused (thus rendering it of
no strategic value), and how World War III may have narrowly been averted. Of current
significance, however, the Epilogue details how those nudges to the earthquake faults 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
flooded faults thus triggering the release of orders of magnitude greater natural forces
that have been quietly accumulating for centuries.

“Six deep wells will be sunken (8 inch inside diameter oil well casings) and then flooded
for up to a year. Two bombs will then be inserted in each. Upon simultaneous detonation,
the upper and lower blast fronts will merge producing horizontal jets of ultra high-
pressure steam and vaporized rock propagating in opposite directions. As the pressure
waves pass locked up areas they will reduce the force pressing the opposing faces of the
fault together, thus allowing the lockups to rupture, and triggering a multi-epicenter series
of earthquakes. Although, not of greater magnitude than naturally occurring quakes, the
prolonged duration will multiply the destruction.” Mr. Geffs explains.

“Unfortunately, there is an unrelated hazard also possessing the potential for great
carnage. It is the surreptitious oxygenation and subsequent detonation of the abandoned,
early oil fields underlying downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, the Port of Los
Angeles, and numerous other communities. When these shallow wells were abandoned,
the oil-string casings were not pulled up; the well heads were simply cut off and caps
welded on. Oxygenation of these fields will turn the hydrocarbon gases in the voids and
the substantial remaining oil into bombs.

“To maximize carnage, these events will be initiated simultaneously during peak traffic at
the onset of a major Santa Ana wind event. Flames from the subterranean explosions will
shoot from newly opened fissures. That which wasn’t obliterated will be incinerated in
the following hurricane force conflagration.

As was the case following September 11th, fundamentalist Christians will proclaim the
devastation to be their long predicted wrath of an infuriated God, and the flames shooting
from the ground will be their irrefutable proof. That this was an ‘act of war’ can never be
proven to those who choose to believe otherwise. Being aware of these views, those
fanatical Islamic leaders who believe the USA to be ‘The Great Satan’ may convince
themselves that they can get away with such an attack. What they believe is the crucial
factor.

“What I am seeking is the unbiased, independent analysis of the threats delineated. 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.”

Mr. Geffs concluded, “Unfortunately, there is a near universal flaw in the human psyche;
we do not take threats seriously until after they have occurred. My quest 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.
Physically active, he paddles outrigger canoes, single-hands a 69 foot ultra-light
displacement sailboat, and skis. He and his wife Jill enjoy ballroom dancing and travel
extensively. They reside in Southern California