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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 5:07 pm
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RichardKenner
 
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Originally Posted by Mientree
I can agree with this. And while I know explosives are generally not allowed on planes, and perhaps I'm underthinking it, wouldn't a lack of a detonator, etc. tend to rule out any real concerns?
No, because (among other reasons) you could make the exact same argument about explosives without a detonator! Detonators are fairly small and far harder to spot than explosives. If you give the latter a "free pass", you make it far too easy to have just two people conspire to bring in a bomb.
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