U.S. Works Up Plan for Using Nuclear Arms

[Shane Mage]

>>>>>  Nader says that if he were President 911 would never have 
>>>>>happened because he's been calling for stronger airline cockpit 
>>>>>doors for decades...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Brad DeLong
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>And who was responsible for not taking this obvious step?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Shane Mage
>>>
>>>Ummm...
>>>
>>>The reason that the terrorists were able to commandeer the 
>>>jetliners on 911 has nothing to do with inadequate airline cockpit 
>>>doors.
>>>
>>>The reason is that--before 912--the standard procedures for 
>>>dealing with hijackers was to cooperate with them, do what they 
>>>asked...
>>>Needless to say, this is no longer standard procedure. But Nader's 
>>>claim is a strong sign that, to put it politely, he is vastly 
>>>underbriefed on airline security issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>Brad DeLong
>>
>>
>>So, despite the obvious fact that airliners are
>>easily used as weapons of mass destruction,
>>"standard procedure" was to turn the controls
>>over to any hijacker who "asked" for them?
>>And you think *Nader* was  "vastly underbriefed on airline security issues?"
>>
>>
>>  Shane Mage
>
>Well, it depends on the balance of background probabilities, doesn't 
>it? If only one in a million hijackers intends to use an airliner as 
>a guided cruise missile, it makes no sense to attempt to use deadly 
>force against hijackers, or to keep the cockpit door locked in 
>response to a credible threat to start killing flight attendants 
>until it opens.
>
>If one in a hundred hijackers wants to follow the Al-Qaeda model, 
>then the calculus is somewhat different.
>
>This shouldn't be a very hard point to understand.
>
>
>Brad DeLong

Was your "one in a million" database compiled before or after the U.S.S. Cole?

Shane Mage