Unclear on the Concept Award

[gridlore]

According to the SFGate, critical information regarding Air Force One's missile defenses and vulnerable spots was posted on a public website. This is, of course, a bad thing. The information was in the process of being removed as the story went to press.

However, the story includes this comment:

"Having information about a target's countermeasures does two things," said Daniel Goure of the Lexington Institute. "It gives you an opportunity to choose a different weapon and to choose a different attack style ... perhaps choosing to launch a salvo attack, or choose a missile that uses an active beam."

(emphasis mine)

Gee thanks! Now I know that to overload the defenses of the Presidents plane, I just need to fire multiple missiles or choose a radar guided missile for my attack. Nice job, Mr. Goure, for mentioning these facts, and kudos for the Chronicle for including the quote!

Morons!

Comments

[isomeme.livejournal.com]

In a better universe than ours, Daniel Goure would actually be an NSA plant, giving out precisely the wrong hints about how to stage such an attack.

In our boring old universe, though, it's almost certainly just incompetence.

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

In a better world, he would be a plant giving out precisely the right hints and hoping for the best.

[robertprior.livejournal.com]

Score a keyboard...