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That's a bit of a pain. I wonder why a laptop bomb would cause problems in the cabin but not in the cargo hold.
So all the terrorists have to do is convince the USA they've figured out how to hide bombs in humans and they'll ban humans from flights.
(I am not being against technology, I just believe that modern humans can live perfectly well with flying much, much less.)
I'm just wondering how this does anything but ensure that battery fires will never be put out.
That's a bit of a pain. I wonder why a laptop bomb would cause problems in the cabin but not in the cargo hold.
Bags in the cabin can be put right next to the "skin" of the plane; when in the cargo hold, it's much more of a lottery.
(That's what I've read at least, I'm not too familiar with cargo holds myself.)
That's a bit of a pain. I wonder why a laptop bomb would cause problems in the cabin but not in the cargo hold.
That's a bit of a pain. I wonder why a laptop bomb would cause problems in the cabin but not in the cargo hold.
A laptop bomb would presumably be fairly small in size and would probably have to be placed directly against some sensitive part of the plane in order to be effective. The cargo hold meanwhile is already reinforced and any bomb would most likely end up in a middle of a lot of baggage that would absorb most of the blast. It would probably force the plane to make an emergency landing but it's unlikely to be catastrophi…
Before jumping to conclusions we should acknowledge perhaps that US intelligence is hearing increased "chatter" or intel thus the reason for this policy.
So all the terrorists have to do is convince the USA they've figured out how to hide bombs in humans and they'll ban humans from flights.
Given that flights are one of the leading sources of CO2 pollution, maybe this would finally be something where terrorists made a service to humankind. (I am not being against technology, I just believe that modern humans can live perfectly well with flying much, much less.)
After some quick Googling the best numbers I could find state that air travel is responsible for somewhere between 2%-4% of all human induced CO2 emissions and somewhere around 12%-15% of the emissions from transport sources.