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These parts of the article provides plausible explanation: "Brian Jenkins, an aviation-security expert at the Rand Corp., said the nature of the security measu
by jpalomaki 10y ago
These parts of the article provides plausible explanation:
"Brian Jenkins, an aviation-security expert at the Rand Corp., said the nature of the security measure suggested that it was driven by intelligence of a possible attack."
"The ban would begin just before Wednesday's meeting of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Washington. A number of top Arab officials were expected to attend the State Department gathering. It was unclear whether their travel plans were related to any increased worry about security threats."
- jacquesm 10y agoWhat kind of attack would this policy avert?
- tpolm 10y agohttps://xkcd.com/651/ https://xkcd.com/651/
- swatkat 10y agoMay be there's a loophole in x-ray machines that scan cabin bags, but not in the machines that scan checked-in bags? (just guessing, if at all "it was driven by intelligence of a possible attack")
- Cyph0n 10y agoWhy is the ban targeting only these specific airlines? Are they so confident that a potential perpetrator couldn't fly in on Delta through Paris?
- tmp123213 10y agoSounds like the threat is not about generic attack against airplanes, but more targeted towards specific people traveling from certain countries to US.
- tmp4343 10y agoSomebody hiding in the laptop chassis some kind of object that can be used to harm others. The X rays are certainly not perfect and there is certain probability something goes unnoticed. In normal case we just make a trade off between convenience and security. In this special case somebody wants to play it safe.