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What if one of the towers of the WTC had been destroyed in a terrible aviation accident instead of by terrorist attack, suppose by an aircraft suffering mechanical failure crashing trying to land at JFK International? What kind of an impact would this have on national culture and the aviation industry? What kind of an impact would this have on building codes and the handling of aircraft in crowded population centers?

Also, how would the rebuilding of the WTC be carried out in this timeline with half of the complex still standing and one of the towers being destroyed in a terrible accident? Would the remaining tower be demolished due to the proven design flaws of the complex or would it be possible to retrofit a repair? Might it not even matter at all, an aviation crash into a building being a rather rare event?
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