25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now?

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Marking 25 years since 9/11, analysts revisit the 9/11 Commission's finding of a 'failure of imagination,' noting hijacking risks were discussed for decades before the attacks occurred. They argue today's equivalent gap involves encrypted communications, drones, 3D printing, virtual currencies, and AI, tools once restricted to states that are now commercially available to lone actors.

The piece notes airports are no longer soft targets, but the barriers to acquiring dangerous capabilities have fallen elsewhere. The core warning is that imagination failures don't disappear, they just relocate to whatever technology hasn't been taken seriously yet.

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