Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down at over 30,000 feet by a sophisticated missile system, but even a cheap shoulder-fired weapon of the kind that has proliferated since the wars in Libya and Syria could easily bring down a plane, especially in the vulnerable minutes around takeoff and landing.
Airlines and governments have rushed to offer assurances about how a similar disaster will never happen again, but some security and aviation experts aren’t so sure.
“Events like MH17 and the impact it has had—with a global audience—will only serve to inspire terrorist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda,” says …read more
Source: Newsweek
