You know what, I was reading a Tom Clancy novel a while back, and it discussed an interesting situation regarding terrorism.
What if the terrorists are standing near airports that are near cities, and use portable SAMs to attack the planes? Its not like they can't get the equipment needed:
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A newly declassified RCMP report says criminals are using the Canadian postal system to transport illicit goods including guns, grenades, dangerous chemicals and, in one case, even a rocket launcher.
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It really hit me when I was in Toronto, there is an airport on the island in lake Ontario, really close to the city:
What if a terrorist was on a yacht in the middle of the lake, and had a surface to air missile to shoot down a few planes?
The only thing about that is, the planes that usually fly to these airports in the middle of cities aren't usually too big. But a plane like the Bombardier Aerospace Q400 is still very nasty if it crashes into a building, and most cities nowadays are packed so tight, there is a very good chance that it will crash into a building.