jmgammon@sympatico.ca writes: << Shoulder-launched missiles have always scared me because they can operate from well beyond the security perimeter of any airfield, making detection and control very difficult. >> Did any of you ever see the number of small boats around Logan Airport in Boston??? Probably l on a Saturday am 500-600? all people living in Winthrop, E boston, City Boston etc etc et the airport is surrounded by water all accessable by regular guys in regular fishing etc boats. I dont think its poss to protect an airport like Logan from these kind of attacks. And there is one hell of a lot smarter people than me that figured that out Im sure Dennis (Why arm pilots? I doubt that anyone will ever storm the cockpits again)