If anyone didnt yet read it, it starts with a terrorists crashing a 747 into the Capitol building, killing the President.....
If I'm not mistaken, I believe that actually occurred at the ending of
Debt of Honor, serving as a prelude to
Executive Orders.
Dangers of a ND notwithstanding, it appears the FFDO program may be designed as a last resort before the fast jets take over with their own weaponry. Gruesome though it may be, is that not the likely fate of any commercial aircraft in the West that doesn't comply with ATC etc.? Whether it reached that point by someone overcoming an air marshall, a reinforced door or armed pilot seems a bit academic once it has occurred.
