Originally Posted by
DoingHomework
It seems like the volume of a 3 inch ball could easily be concealed in body cavities, in the stomach, or even under the skin using a small incision. No scanner would stand a chance of detecting it. A detonator could be made in flight using two chemicals, in small quantities, that lots of people routinely carry on planes.
There doesn't appear to be a need to hide explosives in ones body when they can be simply hidden on the surface of the body.
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