Spotted on Bruce Schneier's blog, a note that the Vatican has acknowledged that "it was not realistic to think the Vatican could ensure 100% security for the Pope and that security guards appeared to have acted as quickly as possible… zero risk cannot be achieved."
Schneier agrees: "This is particularly enlightened in comparison to the fears that somehow the President was endangered by people sneaking into a dinner with him."
Vatican agrees with Bruce Schneier on security for pope
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