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In response to "Hrm. Yes, that's true. So this plan would help mitigate the risk of a movie-style plot with manually-sequenced detonations." by Beryllium

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

Posted by TWuG Jan 9 '09, 08:38

novel, well before the events of 9/11.

Untrained civilians providing intel and reacting appropriately is more "movie style" than an attack where terrorists rely on cell phone coordination to execute their plans.

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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

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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

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