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It is absolutely true, that IF an attacker has the ability to attack unprotected plains and the ability to attack unprotected trains, AND the attacker is dete
by gohrt 13y ago
It is absolutely true, that
IF an attacker has the ability to attack unprotected plains and the ability to attack unprotected trains,
AND the attacker is determined to attack,
AND the attacker and defender basically care the same about successful plane attacks vs train attacks,
THEN protecting the planes alone is useless, as it just shifts attacks to trains.
For example: I think we can agree that it is pointless to put a lock on your back door, if your front door is wide open.
In other words, given a budget of X, it is better spend it to raise MINIMUM(plane security, train security) then to raise MAXIMUM(plane security, train security), since the attacker will attack your minimum. This is just minimax AI theory.
- VLM 13y ago"AND the attacker and defender basically care the same about successful plane attacks vs train attacks," Can't hijack a train and knock down a skyscraper with it. At least not very well. Every once in a while a drunk or nutcase takes a train for a joyride (I come from a long line of railroadmen, I hear stories aside from whats in the paper). Most of them screw up the E-brake system but if its a former employee then the worst case is the switches get thrown to derail the engine before the lunatic hits anything. Its very expensive but not much of a big deal.
- nerfhammer 13y agoGetting offtopic, but NYC's most prolific and least dangerous train hijacker was just released again: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/25/transit-impostor-arrested-29-times-released-on-parole/ http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/25/transit-impostor-arre...
- likeclockwork 13y agoI know it's crazy, but I've always thought the easiest way to rehabilitate this guy would be to hire him to do the job he's so obsessed with(if he's capable).