"It's very naive to think that the risks for terrorism are minimal," said Ford, who has worked on security at several Olympic Games. The security contract for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was awarded 10 months in advance. A bomb planted by an anti-abortion protester killed one and injured 111 at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Training exercises with U.S. and other foreign militaries to deal with chemical, biological and nuclear attacks have become more frequent. Precisely because of Rio's reputation for criminality, elite police units are more battle-tested than their counterparts in major U.S. cities.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2016 17:48 UTC