Monday, January 4, 2010
How To Find Hidden Explosives At Airports
From Technology Review:
We already have the technology for discovering hidden explosives, but it could lead to long lines.
The bomb that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab reportedly tried to set off as his flight neared Detroit on Christmas could have been detected using existing screening technologies, had they only been used. Not only could the explosives have been spotted using back-scatter X-rays or millimeter wave technology--which can see through clothes--invisible traces of the explosive could have been detected using chemical sensors. But both technologies, if used to screen all passengers, would lead to long lines at airport security checkpoints.
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My Comment: The key sentence in this post is the first one ....
We already have the technology for discovering hidden explosives, but it could lead to long lines.
Siggghhhhhh .... long lines is what no one wants to hear, including this blogger.
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