They (the Govt etc) can throw as much money/resources as they like at stopping terrorism, it's simply not stoppable! We now live in a society ( a sad one at that) where threats of terrorism is the norm world wide.
How many of us hear on the radio almost daily about some far away place where more have been killed by a terrorist act? We all do & what do we do about it? Zip we go about our business and wait for the latest weather report!!!!It's now common place sadly
911 just brought it to a head in modern times, well brought it home to the most powerful nation in the western world that is.
Terrorists can take out an airliner any time they want. It's a bit like locks on door/windows all this security screening, there only really there for the honest thieves!
The smart terrorist will hit you just where you think yr the safest, Pearl Harbor proved that! As nutty as these so called people are to our way of life security measures over the top like we are going to have won't stop the determined ones. All it will do is create chaos at our airports & heighten the fear, the end product the terrorists love & strive for & they didn't have to lift a finger to create it either, we can do that on our own perfectly!
A fanatical terrorist can stand outside an airport boundary under numerous covers of disguise & let go a shoulder launched surface to air missile like we saw against that A300 freighter over in sand country I think it was some years ago without even having to temp fate with our "to be seen to be doing something" security measures
We are just damn lucky we live here in Oz a country with low strategic worth.
Basically who dreams up all the security? Who puts it all in place? Who runs/checks it? And who can easily breach it all?? HUMANS, we are our own worst enemy. at times believing in out own fairytales, organized crime can infiltrate ANYWHERE/ANYBODY! Our FEDS do a great job at "trying" to keep us safe but their as human as the next person.
Aviation has been a risk since the Wright bro's took to the air, today it's a calculated risk to fly & security is just part of it all now whether we like it or not.
Wmk2