South Florida is Defenseless During Hurricane Evacuations -- New Book, "Killer Across the Ocean", Explains Why a Hurricane is the Least of Our Worries

The scary 2007 Hurricane Season predictions are out, but when the military evacuates during a hurricane, are we leaving vital enemy targets defenseless? In his new book, "Killer Across the Ocean," Robert Diveley leads readers through an intriguing maze of government missteps that ultimately has a devastating domino effect on our security.

(PRWEB) May 29, 2007 -- The bleak predictions for the 2007 Hurricane Season are shuddering, but the enormous threat we're actually facing is due to an outdated policy of total military evacuation that leaves South Florida completely exposed. In his controversial new book, "Killer Across the Ocean," Robert Diveley exposes the government's errors that leads to a major catastrophe.

Hurricane Katrina should have taught us better lessons. It took days before any federal assistance arrived on scene. What if terrorists took advantage of a defenseless metropolitan area like South Florida and infiltrated a target as vulnerable as a nuclear power plant?

Few people realize that during a hurricane threat, the first to desert an area is the military. In fact they're given advance warning and implement their plans several days ahead of the public. Ships, planes, armaments and troops are whisked far away from the area leaving the general population and high risk facilities defenseless against enemy sabotage.

A recent quote from our Homeland Security Secretary says it all.

"It is a big mistake to count on being lucky."
--Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff after NOAA said the 2007 storm season will be "very tough."

"I agree with Secretary Chertoff's warning about this year's hurricane season, but his tunnel vision as to a significantly more serious threat is obvious. Are the people of South Florida expected to be 'lucky' when it comes to a terrorist attack?" Diveley stated in response to the comment.

In Diveley's new book, "Killer Across the Ocean", he investigates the vulnerability of South Florida when a hurricane evacuation is ordered. The account is a captivating exploration that follows a young female TV reporter as she uncovers a grizzly plot to bomb the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant just south of Miami.

Diveley additionally is the author of "Finding Bin Laden" and has vast government expertise which he uses to expose apparent loopholes in our country's defense systems.

"The central issue is what the public will find when they return home after a mandatory hurricane evacuation. Will they find devastation from a storm or discover horrendous ruin as the result of a terrorist attack? We must be prepared for the unimaginable," Diveley said.

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