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Originally Posted by scott's45
My honest opinion is that it was stolen/hijacked. All of the passengers were probably killed, and the plane will be used in a big terrorist attack, possibly against the united states. No one has come out and taken credit for taking it, because they want everyone to believe it crashed. We will see it again, could be years, who knows, terrorists are very patient and deliberate.
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1) Steal a commercial jet
2) Throw some new paint on it
3) Load your nuclear weapon on it
4) Fly it over your intended target and detonate
No need to develop miniaturized warheads, ballistic missiles, or guidance systems. Besides, launching a missile raises red flags and gives away the launch site. Just a theory but it would be the simplest way for a terrorist organization to deliver a nuke and the most anonymous way for someone like North Korea or Iran to do it without putting their head on the chopping block.
It would be hard to hide a 777 on the ground so I would think they would want to move quickly. That is, unless it was flown onto a military air field with adequate hangars and security.