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In response to "erm, let me rephrase the first sentence:" by Beryllium

there's also the fact that nefarious devices can be triggered via cell phone

Posted by znufrii Jan 9 '09, 08:28

but I'd think it'd only serve to instill a greater panic among the populace when they can't reach their loved ones dues to cell phones being out.

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or anything that can send a signal. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:35 6
- Part of the point is that it is the easiest asset for them to use without drawing notice. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:37 5
  - so the ease of detonating bombs remotely has now gone from unbelievably easy to just incredibly easy. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:42 4
    - If you see a guy holding a detonator, you kinda know what is up. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:44 3
      - how about a car alarm remote? -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:49 1
        
        Requires proximity. A guy in SF can remotely cset off a bomb anywhere in the world using a cell phone. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:52
      - I want my phone call. -- nm - The Joker Jan 9, 08:48
Hrm. Yes, that's true. So this plan would help mitigate the risk of a movie-style plot with manually-sequenced detonations. - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:34 6
- Landlines would still be active. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:40 2
  - which is really great for the people who don't have one. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:43 1
    - I have little sympathy for those people. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:01
- You use "movie style dismissively. Remember that a TV episode showed to potential for a commercial jet being flown into the WTC as did at least one - TWuG Jan 9, 08:38 2
  - problem is that it's at best reactive. things have already gone haywire once the network goes down. - mafic Jan 9, 08:48 1
    - Walkie talkies require proximity. The Mumbai attack was directed from Pakistan through cell phones. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:53
Like Domino's. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:30 1
- Word. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:30

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