Originally Posted by thesaints
Being this the rationale behind the procedure, a resourceful terrorist could just replace the battery with an empty metal box containing his knife. This would pass the current visual checks and would look the same on x-rays.
Again, TSA procedure would stop my grandmother from hijacking a plane and are but useless against the average smart terrorist.
Absolutely correct, IMO. There are dozens if not hundreds of holes in the current system.
If the bad guys are still thinking about aircraft as a target, they've discovered all the potential loopholes.
If there's a will...and these dudes have the will...there's definitely a way.
But I'm of the belief the terrorists are looking beyond aircraft as their next goal...