Communication during the September 11 attacks

Communication problems and successes played an important role during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and their aftermath. Systems were variously destroyed or overwhelmed by loads greater than they were designed to carry, or failed to operate as intended or desired.

U.S. President George W. Bush talks on a STU-III secure telephone as he watches television coverage of the September 11 attacks from a school classroom in Florida.