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a bomb in a major train or bus terminal would be similarly devastating. a regional jet does not itself carry many more passengers than a train or double-deck bu
by leetcrew 6y ago
a bomb in a major train or bus terminal would be similarly devastating. a regional jet does not itself carry many more passengers than a train or double-deck bus. the thing that makes planes special is that, if hijacked, they can be flown into a large building to cause many more fatalities. even if someone is able to smuggle a weapon onboard, this is considered to be much more difficult than it was in 2001.
- LatteLazy 6y agoInterestingly bombs in major stations are much much less effective. The 7/7 attack in London killed "just" 56 people with 4 devices used on packed transport systems. A single device on a 737 could reliably kill 150 people in one go. Bombs in crowded locations seem to be quite ineffective compared to bombs at 30k feet...
- leetcrew 6y agoI saw your other comment after posting this. I checked against a wikipedia list of recent terror attacks and I am mostly convinced. the only attacks with comparable death counts from a single bomb seem to be car bombs, which I gather are considerably more difficult to source material for and deliver in a developed country.
- LatteLazy 6y agoYeah, I always thought this too. Like, maybe planes are more "glamours" target that's slightly better in numbers terms? Then I commented here and had to back it up and the numbers are crazy. I'm a bit surprised governments have signed off on the increase in size from 747s (450ish) to A380s (850ish).