Anyone here also have the feeling that rather than a dry run this might be the
"Hey, look over here, yes here, come see what we're doing with these parcels"
Meanwhile what they're really up to is occurring in a totally different arena and everyone is now fixated on cargo, toner cartridges and other such things.
IIRC, it was a requirement to remove laptop batteries at many airports until 1 or 2 years ago, well in Oz at least. Was actually wondering where that went the other day....