I'm not necessarily claiming it is a "target". However, all considerations should be looked at, especially with all the other anomalies we are seeing. East Palestine is located along the border with Pennsylvania and is less than 40 miles to Pittsburgh SW of East Palestine. The watershed in that area drains into the Ohio River, which is only about 15 miles away. Obviously, this is an immediate concern, especially with dead fish being reported in the streams in that area.
If you were a saboteur instructed to disrupt commerce, the supply chain would be a good place to start. Vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which has many, many different uses. Damaging the supply chain is more effective than destroying a manufacturing plant due to the fact that vinyl chloride is used in so many different applications. Targeting a 18-wheel semi-trailer truck wouldn't affect nearly the level of supply chain as a cargo train. Derailing a train will impact many times the manufacturing plants and would have a ripple effect down the line. The vinyl chloride was destined to be made in polyvinyl resin. It may even had applications for military use. If you were to carry out mission of sabotage, a rural area having less people (less eyes) would ostensibly provide a far better chance of success to accomplishing your mission than in a big city. It appears the fire occurred before the train reached East Palestine. There's a video showing sparks and fire under one of the box cars. The explanation being reported was one of the brakes was the cause. At first, I speculated it could have been from a large piece of steel being caught between the wheel and the track. Could it have been something laid across the tracks? This is speculation on my part, but if it was a brake issue the wheel was completely locked because it was kicking up lots of sparks and fire.
There's definitely farming in this hilly area of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
I'm not necessarily claiming it is a "target". However, all considerations should be looked at, especially with all the other anomalies we are seeing. East Palestine is located along the border with Pennsylvania and is less than 40 miles to Pittsburgh SW of East Palestine. The watershed in that area drains into the Ohio River, which is only about 15 miles away. Obviously, this is an immediate concern, especially with dead fish being reported in the streams in that area.
If you were a saboteur instructed to disrupt commerce, the supply chain would be a good place to start. Vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which has many, many different uses. Damaging the supply chain is more effective than destroying a manufacturing plant due to the fact that vinyl chloride is used in so many different applications. Targeting a 18-wheel semi-trailer truck wouldn't affect nearly the level of supply chain as a cargo train. Derailing a train will impact many times the manufacturing plants and would have a ripple effect down the line. The vinyl chloride was destined to be made in polyvinyl resin. It may even had applications for military use. If you wanted to carry out sabotage, a rural area having less people would be far better chance of success in your mission than in a big city. It appears the fire occurred before the train reached East Palestine. There's a video showing sparks and fir under one of the box cars. The explanation being reported was one of the breaks was the cause. At first, I speculated it could have been from a large piece of steel being caught between the wheel and the track. This is speculation on my part, but if it was a break issue the wheel was locked because it was kicking up lots of sparks and fire.
There's definitely farming in this hilly area of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
I'm not necessarily claiming it is a "target". However, all considerations should be looked at, especially with all the other anomalies we are seeing. East Palestine is located along the border with Pennsylvania and is less than 40 miles to Pittsburgh SW of East Palestine. The watershed in that area drains into the Ohio River, which is only about 15 miles away. Obviously, this is an immediate concern, especially with dead fish being reported in the streams in that area.
If you were a saboteur instructed to disrupt commerce, the supply chain would be a good place to start. Vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which has many, many different uses. Damaging the supply chain is more effective than destroying a manufacturing plant due to the fact that vinyl chloride is used in so many different applications. Targeting a 18-wheel semi-trailer truck wouldn't affect nearly the level of supply chain as a cargo train. Derailing a train will impact many times the manufacturing plants and would have a ripple effect down the line. The vinyl chloride was destined to be made in polyvinyl resin. It may even had applications for military use. If you wanted to carry out sabotage, a rural area having less people would be far better fro success in your mission than in a big city. It appears the fire occurred before the train reached East Palestine. There's a video showing sparks and fir under one of the box cars. The explanation being reported was one of the breaks was the cause. At first, I speculated it could have been from a large piece of steel being caught between the wheel and the track. This is speculation on my part, but if it was a break issue the wheel was locked because it was kicking up lots of sparks and fire.
There's definitely farming in this hilly area of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
I'm not necessarily claiming it is a "target". However, all considerations should be looked at, especially with all the other anomalies we are seeing. East Palestine is located along the border with Pennsylvania and is less than 40 miles to Pittsburgh SW of East Palestine. The watershed in that area drains into the Ohio River, which is only about 15 miles away. Obviously, this is an immediate concern, especially with dead fish being reported in the streams in that area.
If you were a saboteur instructed to disrupt commerce, the supply chain would be a good place to start. Vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which has many, many different uses. Damaging the supply chain is more effective than destroying a manufacturing plant due to the fact that vinyl chloride is used in so many different applications. Targeting a 18-wheel semi-trailer truck wouldn't affect nearly the level of supply chain as a cargo train. Derailing a train will impact many times the manufacturing plants and would have a ripple effect down the line. The vinyl chloride was destined to be made in polyvinyl resin. It may even had applications for military use. If you wanted to carry out sabotage choosing a rural area having less people around would be far better than in a big city. It appears the fire occurred before the train reached East Palestine. There's a video showing sparks and fir under one of the box cars. The explanation being reported was one of the breaks was the cause. At first, I speculated it could have been from a large piece of steel being caught between the wheel and the track. This is speculation on my part, but if it was a break issue the wheel was locked because it was kicking up lots of sparks and fire.
There's definitely farming in this hilly area of Ohio and Pennsylvania.