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Iran could develop nuclear suicide bomb vests, claims JD Vance (www.9news.com.au)

submitted 7 months ago by mrdown@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah we had a handful of hijackings in the US too.

We didn't care until brown people did it.

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[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 10 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

It had much less to do with the attackers race, and much more to do with the fact that prior to 9/11, aircraft hijackings were primarily done for ransom, not to use the plane as a weapon for a mass casualty event.

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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, before that it was uncommon enough and the stakes were so low that it was probably just cheaper to comp everyone involved and call it the cost of doing business.

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