[EAS] [BC] What's the point of LP-1s anymore?

[Botterell, Arthur@CalOES]

Clay, I suspect you of a bit of hyperbole.  Nonetheless, I'd invite you to examine the two (albeit somewhat extreme) possibilities you mention:

	> A new grand and glorious public warning system would be nice - A super
	transmission system would be set up and every citizen would receive a device that would enable them to receive any and all warnings (of course they could opt out or 
	throw it away) 

	> Beef up what we have via regulatory reform

And tell us, Clay, seriously... which do you see as more likely to happen in 21st century America?

Personally, I think a more moderate path is possible.  Distill the essential elements of an integrated public warning system... sender and message authentication, a standard of practice, flexible geographic delivery, and a universal interface that can link with WEA and local warning systems (and even to broadcasters if they want to play)... specify that architecture for the National Warning Grid... and then let technology and the market produce whatever miracles they will.

Art