No dirty bomb has ever been successfully deployed resulting in casualties by anyone anywhere. In a study of forty two foreign terrorist organizations active for several decades, max abrams concluded that only two achieved their stated goals. When terrifts did get what they want, it was more likely to be money or the release of political prisoners, not political objectives. liberal democracies are far more resilient to terrorism than conservative ones.
In this special episode of the podcast Michael Shermer honors the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a commentary on the truth about that event and how it changed our lives, 7 myths about terrorism that need debunking if we are to understand how we should respond to this threat, and why we need not sacrifice liberty for security.