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December 2001

The Shock of the Old

On September 11, a nation primed for a futuristic attack failed to foresee a low-tech assault. Why?

By Edward Tenner

September 11, when terrorists forcibly diverted two airline flights into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and a third plowed into the Pentagon, stunned surprise and inconsolable grief could be our only initial response. Then came an apprehension that will long be with us: how many other terrorist cells are still out there, and will we be able to find them in time?

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