- if there is some kind of devastating satellite going to hit in 45 minutes, why wouldn't they just move to another island? and how long would it take for the satelitte to hit vs. evacuate people? - would need to be a literal attack... but why target a place that _can_ be isolated? as a terrorist attack it's dumb; too easy to cover up. as a strike against the heart of the government, it's dumb: this is a training ground and research center. - some kind of "the boiler is going to blow" situation is, again, why not just leave? even if there's no people around most islands can be evacuated to a nearby island and are not typically very isolated. * ==some islands really are super isolated, e.g. easter island== * not enough boats to get all the people off? would they try to save some people? an attack is probably easier, but again, why? maybe it's a large, coordinated rebel uprising attack against everyone, and this is just the one they think they can do something about?