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Re:Nike Missile Sites of the San Francisco Bay Area by justizin on Monday July 27, 2015 @05:10PM (#9958031)
> But on 9-11, US air defense got caught with their pants down. I wouldn't expect much.

I'm not sure it's US air defense who got caught with their pants down, the entire notion of the 9/11 attack would have been to get around the effectiveness of US air defense at keeping foreign aircraft out of US airspace.

The time needed to scramble F-16s is not based on a jet flying from Boston to DC or whatever. That's already the end zone.

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Re:Nike Missile Sites of the San Francisco Bay Area by ecdavis on Monday July 27, 2015 @06:33PM (#9958440)
The FAA and NORAD did indeed have protocols to deal with hijackings in US airspace requiring a military response. Those protocols broke down somewhat on 9/11. A lack of communication between the FAA and the military slowed down the military response to the hijackings.

The 9/11 Commission Report is well worth a read.

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