Terrorists threaten to detonate a nuclear bomb in the heart of New York City if they do not receive 25 billion dollars. The threat is credible, should you (the president) pay?

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Terrorists threaten to detonate a nuclear bomb in the heart of New York City, should you pay?

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@CriticalCupcake am i Austin Powers? isn't this the plot of "the spy who shagged me"?

as for $25B, sure. all in smallish notes. laundering that will be utterly impossible! even if you can, you'll be traceable.

plus it is about 0.09% of the US economy and basically a rounding error. plus, the best thing is, as a govt, you can simply decide to print $25B with no repercussions.

a bigger question is what is the chance the terrorists will honour their side of the deal? they are terrorists, afterall. not known for their willingness to behave honourably.

mind you, neither are US presidents or governments.