Never thought about that. Yo get the data center back up. But your fibers all 
down. In 5 places. But you only find out once you get one back together. 

Yeah. We’re safe because no one has done it. Not because we’re safe. 

> On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Darin Steffl <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> I've thought about how vulnerable the entire US power and communications grid 
> is.
> 
> It would be so easy to cut multiple long haul fibers, plant bombs at large 
> power transmission lines and then sync it all together to explode, cut things 
> at the same time. It could easily be done in rural areas only but still 
> affect metros since they all feed from rural power and fiber lines. 
> 
> There's also no cameras or as many people monitoring things in the middle of 
> nowhere. If this was done over multiple states and targeted multiple grids 
> and fibers, you could almost knock out 90% of all power and communication. 
> This would hurt more than any single location attack. 
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 9:54 AM Matt Hoppes 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I hesitated on where to post this. Not that I think I’m giving anyone any 
>> ideas - but still.
>> 
>> What happened in Nashville has actually been a concern of mine for some 
>> time. 
>> 
>> Look at 9/11. Huge loss of life yes. But that took a lot of effort and 
>> planning and getting through security and learning to basically fly a 
>> massive tin projectile. 
>> 
>> How much more damage could a small group do with 5 or 6 vans loaded with 
>> explosives in a coordinated attack on say: NYC, 401N Broad, Ashburn, St 
>> Louis, Chicago and San Jose?
>> 
>> Throw in a few major CO switching offices in some major towns. 
>> 
>> You’ve caused mass disaster. Minimal planning. And now with 911 services out 
>> and data crippled you could do something else even more major. 
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