EVD-210
Kevin R. Ryan — Why the NIST World Trade Center Reports are False (Toronto Report ch.3)
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Provenance
- Source
- The 9/11 Toronto Report (2012), International Hearings on the Events of September 11, 2001
- Date
- 2012-09-11
- Page
- Toronto Report, Chapter 3
- SHA-256
- ff90e06fe1812812500a4455e65776434934ec4d638cd59ffdb81e3514e03959
- Classification
- unclassified
- Copyright
- unknown
https://ic911.org/toronto-hearings/report/toronto-report-ch-03/
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Observation
Ryan cites NIST test and model figures (steel temperatures, sag, expansion, fire duration) and states they do not support the published collapse sequences; he notes NIST did not release its global models for independent runs.
Interpretation
Calling the reports false, and inferring explosives from free-fall, are interpretations. The cited NIST numbers should be read against NCSTAR itself (EVD-105/106).
Source text
Retrieved 2026-09-02. Mix of (a) citations to NIST's own numbers and (b) the conclusion that the reports are 'false.' Steel melting vs weakening is a distinction NIST itself draws. Unreleased models are a process observation. Girder-walk-off arithmetic is a specific technical claim against NCSTAR 1A.
Hypothesis linkage
Ryan: NIST tower reports false as engineering explanations.
Ryan treats explosives as the alternative NIST refused to test.
Ryan: WTC 7 girder walk-off arithmetic and unreleased models.