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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (111512)	8/14/2003 4:04:59 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Nadine, Absolutely, but the TWA Flight 800 stuff involves an aircraft already above 10,000 feet flying at 400 knots. A number of missiles could do that kind of damage, but none that are hand held/shoulder fired. John

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (111512)	8/14/2003 7:12:59 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>The current concern is for someone firing close enough to an airport to work within this class of missiles range. There are plenty of such places. I live near Logan Airport in Boston. You can stand on public roads that are right under the flyways. The planes fly low enough on takeoff and landing that a strong arm could hit them with a rock, let along a shoulder-launched missile. I agree fully as I'm in the area too. However, such a mission would be effectively a "suicide" mission because I seriously doubt the person would be able to escape - the region is just too populated, and it would be harder than one thinks to get away afterward. Not that this makes me feel warm and fuzzy...