23 Sep
2001
23 Sep
'01
11:10 p.m.
At 09:15 PM 9/22/01 +0100, Zombywuf wrote:
Fuck it, why not make everyone carry explosives so they can blow themselves and everyone in the vicinity away if there's a crime going on nearby.
Congratulations, you just discovered the "Range Safety Officer" who gets to press the button when a rocket goes astray. Problem with putting this on a plane (I realize this is not what you proposed tongue-in-cheek or not) include * malicious spoofing of the destruct signal by folks on the ground * jamming the destruct signal so you get to keep flying the cruise missile * real, but unnecessary, FAA/NORAD destruct signals, e.g., machine or personnel failure (Shades of giving cops the ability to stall a car to prevent chases..)