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В США для защиты выборов будут использовать снайперов и дроны
Specifically, we are talking about placing snipers on the roofs of buildings. We are also planning to use drones. In addition, panic buttons will be installed at polling stations.
In addition to all this, the Rapid Reaction Force is on high alert and additional patrols have been deployed on the streets.
National Guard troops will be deployed to maintain order in at least two states, including Arizona and Washington.
The article notes that the downtown Phoenix building where the votes will be counted is “guarded like a fortress, with staff monitoring social media for reports of problems in real time.” WP also wrote, “Drone surveillance will help law enforcement officers track potential threats.”
The newspaper notes that the US authorities want to reassure citizens that voting is safe after the riots that broke out during the last presidential election. In 2020, Donald Trump refused to admit defeat. And in January, his supporters stormed the Capitol, where Congress was supposed to approve the results of the voters' will. As a result of the riots, five people were killed. More than 100 police officers were injured. Hundreds of people took part in the riots.
Let me remind you that the US presidential election will be held on November 5. Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Party representative Kamala Harris are expected to compete for the post of head of state. The vote counting may take some time. For example, in 2020, the winner of the race became known just four days after the vote.