Completely. The IRA proved at the peak of their notoriety that all they needed to do was make a threat of action. They closed Gatwick down for a day in '97 with

Completely. The IRA proved at the peak of their notoriety that all they needed to do was make a threat of action. They closed Gatwick down for a day in '97 with only a phone call and forced Britain's Grand National horse race to be postponed with another, causing huge disruption, panic and anger. They got the attention they wanted but no-one lost a life. It surprises me that we don't see the tactic copied more often today.