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I used to wonder about that sort of thing too.

About 6 or 7 years ago, I used to take lunch break in a nice grassy, woody area where no one else really went which was right under a take off area of Heathrow airport in the UK. Apart from the fact that it was a really nice place to sit and eat lunch, I loved the place because it felt like you could almost touch the planes they were so close. And it did occur to me how easy it would have been to aim a small missile, or something, at the plane of your choice with out any interference.

Of course, I presume that it's not that simple, other wise either it would have been done, or the terror threat is hugely exaggerated...




the terror threat is hugely exaggerated

Ding ding ding, we have a winner.




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