# Why So Much Security at Ft. Knox?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-security-at-ft-knox/50892
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 19, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-security-at-ft-knox/50892 "2001-01-19T17:47:57Z")
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### Author: ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-security-at-ft-knox/50892/21 "2001-01-22T23:32:02Z")

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In the grand tradition of the government not wanting to take a stand:

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> _From Fort Knox page linked above_
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> These bars are about the size of an ordinary building brick, but are somewhat smaller.

So in other words, they are the size of bricks but they aren’t.

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