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> Terrorists and Nuts would love nothing more than use a surface-to-air missile against a launch. And yet never in history has that been attempted, despite the
by srtjstjsj 6y ago
> Terrorists and Nuts would love nothing more than use a surface-to-air missile against a launch.
And yet never in history has that been attempted, despite the presence of suicide bombers.
- austincheney 6y agoThat line of thinking destroyed the wealth of millions of people in the 2008 housing crash. So many people were certain it can’t happen only because it hasn’t happened.
- craftinator 6y agoHe's not saying it can't happen, he's pointing out that there is no historical justification for the protections they render.
- onetimemanytime 6y ago>>And yet never in history has that been attempted, despite the presence of suicide bombers. That, in itself is not really an argument. Nothing has been attempted until it happens.
- baud147258 6y agowell, finding and shipping a surface to air missile close to a launch site seems to be more complicated than finding a volunteer for a suicide attack, which can be done nearly everywhere. Also the current trend in terrorist attacks is the maximalisation of casualties, not necessarily property damage/symbolic targets