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I am not a terrorist, but if I was and I would get hold of an anti-air missile I probably wouldn't use to shoot people on the ground. There's plenty of airliner
by yread 15y ago
I am not a terrorist, but if I was and I would get hold of an anti-air missile I probably wouldn't use to shoot people on the ground. There's plenty of airliners over London at any time. The missile seems to have a service ceiling only 5km but it's still fairly big risk. Couple of guys with guns can't shoot down an airliner unless you give them a Starstreak
- smacktoward 15y agoYeah, but (1) presumably the airspace over London is going to be pretty thoroughly controlled during the Olympics, reducing the risk; and (2) if terrorists want to shoot down an airliner with a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) like Starstreak, there's easier ways for them to get their hands on one than by infiltrating one of the most heavily secured areas in the world and wresting one out of the hands of professional soldiers -- MANPADS have proliferated widely, and can be acquired on the black arms market for a few thousand bucks (see http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/asmp/MANPADS.html http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/asmp/MANPADS.html).