Looks like the enviro-wackos have invaded this forum.
The "asbestos threat" is on the same par with alar, radon, global warming and the ozone hole. Next we'll be hearing about how real those are too.
I have no doubt that if the WTC was insulated with asbestos, more people would have gotten out alive.
Before WWII and being drafted intot the Navy, my father was an electrician at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (worked on some of the most famous ships of that era). He was knee deep in asbestos every day. Today he is 75 and healthier than I am.