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That's why the air puffer would have been really cool, had it worked. Again, we're to the body modesty. Short of clothing penetrating scanners, either visual

That's why the air puffer would have been really cool, had it worked. Again, we're to the body modesty. Short of clothing penetrating scanners, either visual or chemical, you're left with somebody caressing you thoroughly to detect these bombs. Caressing you very, very thoroughly. This last guy's underwear bomb was actually molded into the shape of his butt, as near as I could tell from the photo they showed. At this point, the public isn't willing to allow that sort of intimacy between them and their security personnel, and, frankly, the TSA operators are probably also not willing to do it. At some point, as it usually does, I suspect technology will solve this.

jacquesm 17y ago
If you think technology will solve terrorism I think you're entirely on the wrong path. As security in the computer world shows it takes only a relatively small number of miscreants before you have the ability to hinder the lives of a very large number of people. You need a near 100% success rate in order to control the problem through technology, something you are unlikely to achieve. A real solution, therefore, must be sought outside the technological arena and at a much earlier stage in the lives of the would-be-terrorists than several hours before they are about to detonate a bomb. Countering radicalization is probably a much better way to spend all that money than by spending it on technology.