Timothy McVeigh read the novel while awaiting his trial for the Oklahoma City bombing . He loved the book , and noted that if it had come out a few years earlier , he would have given serious consideration to using sniper attacks in a war of attrition against the government instead of bombing a federal building : John Ross has posted a response to Timothy McVeigh 's comments on his website :
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
Unintended Consequences (novel)