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That sort of attack would result in minor damage and it would be quickly fixed. To permanently destroy the transmitter would require blowing it up, and NORAD wi

That sort of attack would result in minor damage and it would be quickly fixed. To permanently destroy the transmitter would require blowing it up, and NORAD will make that difficult.

dylan604 8y ago
I think you have too much faith in NORAD. Shoot, do it on Christmas, they're too busy tracking Santa. NORAD isn't going to notice a truck loaded with explosives doing the speed limit on a road that is perfectly legal for it to be on. You're over complicating the level of attack required. Think guerilla style. I've been to TV/Radio antenna farms. They are not reinforced anything. There's a pad lock on a chain securing a chain link fence gate. They are sheet metal structures around the equipment for the sole purpose of keeping the equipment out of the elements. Even if you don't take out the transmitter, taking out the antenna would also suffice. The antenna structures are super vulnerable. If a 1500' tower collapses, it takes a bit of time to get it back up once the parts&pieces have been gathered and assembled at the site. Here's a list of how non-intended accidents involving antenna structures[0], so imagine someone that intends to do harm. At this point, I'm concerned what my Google search history might lead one to suspect. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_catastrophic_collapses_of_broadcast_masts_and_towers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_catastrophic_collapses...
- the_duke 8y ago
  If there were local agents with a truck of explosives, there would be way, way more valuable targets to attack though.
  - dylan604 8y ago
    That depends entirely on the plot of the movie. If it’s a terrorist thing, then yeah it’s probably going to be a shopping mall, sporting event or similar. If it’s an opening salvo to take out “key” infrastructure clearing the way for a larger something later, then it’s perfect.
- rdl 8y ago
  WWV "server" for the service could be rapidly restored from any site in the same general area. There are almost certainly spares for all the equipment, and most of it isn't even specific to the application. What matters is the protocol and widely deployed receive stations (which would be very hard to change).

That sort of attack would result in minor damage and it would be quickly fixed. To permanently destroy the transmitter would require blowing it up, and NORAD will make that difficult.

dylan604 8y ago

I think you have too much faith in NORAD. Shoot, do it on Christmas, they're too busy tracking Santa. NORAD isn't going to notice a truck loaded with explosives doing the speed limit on a road that is perfectly legal for it to be on. You're over complicating the level of attack required. Think guerilla style. I've been to TV/Radio antenna farms. They are not reinforced anything. There's a pad lock on a chain securing a chain link fence gate. They are sheet metal structures around the equipment for the sole purpose of keeping the equipment out of the elements. Even if you don't take out the transmitter, taking out the antenna would also suffice. The antenna structures are super vulnerable. If a 1500' tower collapses, it takes a bit of time to get it back up once the parts&pieces have been gathered and assembled at the site. Here's a list of how non-intended accidents involving antenna structures[0], so imagine someone that intends to do harm. At this point, I'm concerned what my Google search history might lead one to suspect. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_catastrophic_collapses_of_broadcast_masts_and_towers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_catastrophic_collapses...

the_duke 8y ago
If there were local agents with a truck of explosives, there would be way, way more valuable targets to attack though.
- dylan604 8y ago
  That depends entirely on the plot of the movie. If it’s a terrorist thing, then yeah it’s probably going to be a shopping mall, sporting event or similar. If it’s an opening salvo to take out “key” infrastructure clearing the way for a larger something later, then it’s perfect.
rdl 8y ago
WWV "server" for the service could be rapidly restored from any site in the same general area. There are almost certainly spares for all the equipment, and most of it isn't even specific to the application. What matters is the protocol and widely deployed receive stations (which would be very hard to change).