After the crotchbomb there has been a lot of noise about airplane security again—you can see how stupid the leaked new flight rules are here. But what’s the actual risk of an airplane attack? Here’s the definitive chart:
https://gizmodo.com/leaked-homeland-securitys-post-underwear-bomb-airplane-5435188
Click to viewAs you can see, the chances are very slim. As slim as the chances of the new security rules having any real effect in preventing any new attacks, sadly.
[Data collected by Nate Silver]
