Defence 'expert'
He's not BBC - he's from International Institute for Strategic Studies.
And, clearly, he misses several points about the whole problem.
I tried to get various media outlets to take the story on and refute his comments, but none was interested.
MoD comment seems pretty desperate - fitting of foam "would not definitely have prevented....." Um, sounds like a statement of the blindingly obvious to me. And irrelevant. We're not talking certainties - but we are talking reducing risk. Which foam would undoubtedly have done.
But since the MoD won't be interviewed, that point (and others, beautifully outlined by Nige) cannot be put to them.
I think they're wondering what to do next.
We're still here!
airsound
PS Wasn't Nige faneffingtastic