[FrankR]

I'm sure all the terrorist appreciate this little primer on everything we're doing to "detect" them. Seems a piece of used chewing gum in the right spot would just block that little ol' camera.

Besides, once the plane is off the ground, it's too late.

[Stoat]

I'm sure all the terrorist appreciate this little primer on everything we're doing to "detect" them. Seems a piece of used chewing gum in the right spot would just block that little ol' camera.

Besides, once the plane is off the ground, it's too late.
 

This seems to mainly be an effort to engage in an expensive and lucrative R&D project that is ineffective at it's core and is not wanted by the airlines anyway.

It's a feel-good means of avoiding the obvious but politically-charged solution of aggressive profiling.