The Freedom Tower

When actor Kevin Costner, built it they came in the film “Field of Dreams.”

Now that Larry Silverstein is building the Freedom Tower, it remains questionable whether or not the number of tenants the developer needs to occupy the 2.6 million square feet of the Freedom Tower will come in sufficient numbers to make building fiscally sound.

Last week, Silverstein told reporters the controversial design of the center piece tower and the buildings that will go up around it by 2011 will be indestructible. “That is for the purpose of peace of mind - letting the people who will occupy these towers know that they can do so in safety and with confidence.” Silverstein said, and each building will be build by the same standards.

Another argument being put forth by Silverstein is the claim that it is highly unlikely that a similar attack using hijacked airliners is “extraordinarily remote.” ‘If you build it to be impregnable and explain that to the world, (the terrorists) would not even try,’ Silverstein said. Silverstein’s argument might make sense if you believe the bureaucracy heading up the department of homeland security in America is up to the task. What is more likely is that heightened airport security and armed U.S. Marshals flying anonymously aboard domestic flights make it highly unlikely that coordinated attacks like those carried out in 2001 won’t be easy to carry out.