Originally Posted by
n5667
Well if it doesn't work, obviously -- my point was that there is never any assurance of success, and the fact that it might not work is not likely to be a great deterrent.
Addressing only the case of the
jihadis (there may be other non-muslim nutters), their desire is to be shaheed and eliminate as many kuffars as possible in doing so. Having your device go
pzzzt and ending up in jail doesn't count (being beaten to death by your intended victims might, I don't know). For that reason success is paramount.
Now some of the candidates don't seem too bright or technically adept, in which case they aren't much of a threat despite government propaganda to the contrary.
Originally Posted by
n5667
So kudos for you for managing to deduce the likelyhood of success, and determining it to be extremely low -- perhaps you should do some contract work for the TSA?..
Not me. My explosives expertise is limited, so I defer to the many expert opinions as noted in other posts. As for working for he TSA, I'm afraid I don't suffer fools gladly so I wouldn't last long.