nor much opinion about the practicality of his, as you say - naive scheme. (Nor do I attribute to him the will? desire to use it.. Well, not automatically but -)

But isn't the general principle sufficient to point-at - millions of possibilities for sabotage of every complex system (incl. human interactions with same)? General principle?

The more complex, the simpler to destroy that which was built up with great effort over time. Entropy?

Note the physics of WTC (I figure you have already):

All that PE, added-to with erection of each floor. Took 7? YEARS overall. All the contents added their own gravitational store. Integrate successive KE-conversion. Actual collapse time: ~ 20 SECONDS.

Vishnu / Shiva
Build / Destroy

Behold ye mighty and despair..
Yep - we *ARE* a scary species <<<
One might even say, despicable
(but not in Tweety-bird's lithp)