One has to consider the many facets of a possible attack. Suppose it had a dirty bomb aboard, and the terrorist were hoping we would shoot it down?
Was someone upset over the $2 land deal?? http://postrochester.com/rise-and-shine/ “...Another major anchor to the city block, however, is Midtown Tower, which will stand in place of the original tower and a portion of Midtown Plaza. In July 2013, City Council agreed to sell those two Broad Street parcels for $2 to Glazer’s firm, Buckingham Properties, based on Alexander Street, and CEO Robert Morgan of Morgan Management in Perinton. Glazer stepped in to partner with Morgan after a deal the city organized with Morgan and David Christa of Christa Construction fell through. After $1 million Glazer and Morgan spent on design and engineering fees, the title for the property was transferred to Glazer and Morgan in late December...”