Factual error: The White House has security zones inside the building. The terrorists would have had to penetrate many of these, with a security force coming at them from the outside.
Factual error: In the case of an evacuation, the President and VP are separated to different secure areas to avoid precisely the situation that occurs here.
Character mistake: The interceptors give the bandit way too much leeway. One would have locked on, the other would have attempted contact, and then within moments of no response, the trailing plane would have shot him down.
Factual error: When the FBI tactical team arrives, they stay on the perimeter. They had not been told to stand down, and would have assaulted the White House and trapped the terrorists in a pincer movement with the SS attacking from the other side.
Factual error: The security booth is a hardened building and would not disintegrate like that from a RPG. It is made to withstand attacks.
Answer: Kang wanted the USA to suffer famine and be a 3rd world country. His plan was to get in, set off all the warheads and plunge the USA into the dark ages. During one of the exchanges between Kang and Mike, Kang says "I just want the USA to experience poverty and famine." So he had no plans to survive his mission. He needed the president to gain the 3rd code incase it couldn't be broken by the hacker. He faked the presidents death to give himself more time with the president.
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