Hogwash...these holes are already known....
TSA has NOTHING in place to detect what I outlined....
Everyone including the terrorists know this....
Here’s one for you...ship the bomb FEDEX with an altimeter switch.....
Cargo planes would be falling out of the sky....
There’s no end to the sabotage techniques that could be applied and the terrorists have unlimited options......
They already know the soft targets, intelligence gathering and disruption are our best tool against them....
We all laugh at the TSA for the random searches but this technique introduces a level of unpredictability for the terrorists. Failing to complete a mission and being caught is the worst scenario for a terrorist, it ruins all the propaganda value of the strike and renders them impotent.
Look for the terrorists to hit a softer target than airplanes. Schools, churches, athletic events...etc.....
I don’t think it is hogwash, and I wouldn’t use that term to discuss this issue. I don’t know you, so I am not going to belittle your opinion. But I do know that any would be terrorists got information for free here. You say it is widely known...how? It may be widely known within the industry, and may even be widely known (and probably is) within the TSA screeners who can be expected to be loose with information. But that does not mean you take it for granted that they know the information and publish it with specifications and procedures.
Where is your proof that they know this? Where would they get that information from?
We give them credit for being able to do some pretty nasty things, but where would they get that information without attracting attention? Would they go to the manufacturer of the equipment? Would they have access to test data? It may be your opinion that “they” know, but don’t pass it off as a fact unless you have data to back it up. It is your opinion and nothing more. I am fine with that as your opinion, but don’t use it to butress your argument.
The fact that we have a national media outlet telling them EXACTLY what goes through and what doesn’t (down to the measurements and composition) simplifies the uncertainty greatly for them.
In war, you never give anything to the enemy for free, no matter how innocuous or seemingly innocent it is. You have to make them work for everything, never give them anything concrete, which is exactly what this article did.