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Can't be entirely shut down, but a very few well-placed bombs could definitely BOG DOWN the internet for a while. They could also effectively deny service to millions of people for at least several days, maybe even several weeks or months. For example, I can think of one ISP with a very large number of customers that promotes itself by sending out a very large number of free CD-ROMS, and this ISP routes a large percentage of its traffic through a huge server facility just outside of the capital city of a large country. One well-placed bomb of sufficient explosive power could inconvenience a lot of people!

I can think of one ISP with a very large number of customers that promotes itself by sending out a very large number of free CD-ROMS, and this ISP routes a large percentage of its traffic through a huge server facility just outside of the capital city of a large country. One well-placed bomb of sufficient explosive power could inconvenience a lot of people

If the above mentioned ISP was "taken out" IMHO only the teeny bopper crowd and their chat rooms would miss them ;-)