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i'm pretty sure there was a fear that the internet could be taken down. internet2 isn't there just for higher speeds i think.
it's vital that colleges and labs remain open to each other, if any research is to get done. they can't be on a potentially faulty system, so they made their own, based on the original. that means, as far as i can see, the internet is capable of being taken down. how easy that is, well, i can't say. i can say that it must be doable though, otherwise i doubt there would be an "internet2".
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