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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 8:04 am
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Originally Posted by SATTSO
As pointed out by the GAO, the FBI, and various other agencies, the greatest risk is an un-assembled IED.
Wrong.

The greatest risk any traveler takes is driving to the airport.

The greatest risk of a terrorist attack is a suicide bomber (or another attack) in the middle of the zig-zagged lines of passengers awaiting screening at a TSA checkpoint.

The second greatest risk of a terrorist attack is a bomb (in unscreened cargo) that is shipped via cargo hold.

IEDs are much farther down the list of potential terror attacks. Even if an IED is onboard,
passengers and crew still have a chance to thwart its detonation (like they did to the underwear bomber).
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