Originally Posted by SXB
It should be remembered that the airport security itself is the last line of defence and extra resources are probably better spent on security procedures before a passenger arrives for travel.
You're dead on.
And for your further pre-flight entertainment... the expert deployment of sophisticated technological assets for the common good...
Report: X-ray machines don't detect explosives in shoes
Tuesday, August 15, 2006; Posted: 8:25 a.m. EDT (12:25 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's new order that all airline passengers put their shoes through X-ray machines won't help screeners find a liquid or gel that can be used as a bomb.
The machines are unable to detect explosives, according to a Homeland Security report on aviation screening recently obtained by The Associated Press.
The Transportation Security Administration ordered the shoe-scanning requirement as it fine-tunes new security procedures.
Link to text of full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/15/Ter....ap/index.html
PS: The opinions in my previous post aren't mine, but things said by career experts in the field. I'm far from expert in these matters.