1/ Many are saying today's NY terror attack failed because it didn't kill anyone. This ignores the fact that the purpose of terror attacks is not to kill, but to warn us that jihadis still exist and still hate us. Given all the tweets about it, today's attack was a success.
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4/ That is to say, while jihadi attacks are generally rare & low-impact, the chance of an attack being catastrophic is abnormally high. And with the proliferation of tech that can be appropriated for terror, such as self-driving cars & CRISPR, the tail is only going to get fatter
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5/ Today's attack was not intended to be devastating. It was only a threat, a teaser trailer for the apocalypse. Jihadis know they are currently powerless. But they believe their time is coming. And, as new, potentially calamitous tech reaches the market, they may well be right
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