When 911 Goes Silent: The Global Lesson in Three-Digit Dependence
When the World’s Most Trusted Three Digits Go Silent A 911 outage is a very American crisis—like deep-fried butter or presidential Twitter feeds—yet last week’s six-hour nap of the United States’ emergency number sent shivers from Lagos to Lahore. Why should foreigners care if Omaha can’t summon an ambulance? Because the glitch laid bare a…