SEE THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES???
They could save a lot of money in technology by just requiring people to fly
naked.
pl
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Orlando airport to get high-tech security test
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) � Passengers and their bags will be
scanned, sniffed and otherwise scrutinized at Orlando International Airport, in
a test of emerging security devices meant to stop airplane attacks.
The National Safe Skies Alliance will install five new
machines at a security checkpoint in February to see if they can be implemented
at other U.S. airports.
The new devices scan passengers' bodies, clothing and carryon
bags.
One seeks explosives residue. Another can spot other hazardous
materials. Another pinpoints metal items. There is an X-ray body scanner
that can see through clothes, and a three-dimensional X-ray bag
scanner.
"We're trying to see how best to deploy these devices
nationwide," said John Whittenburg, executive vice president of the Alliance, a
nonprofit testing group funded by the federal government.
Airlines whose passengers will be asked to volunteer for
scanning include Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Swissair and British
Airways.
Orlando International was chosen because of the large numbers
of domestic and international visitors it handles and because it has
participated in past tests, said airport security director Brigitte
Craig.
The new devices have not yet been used for aviation security
purposes. Some have been tested only in laboratories, Whittenburg
said.
The explosives detector for carryon bags sends out low-level
radio waves to analyze a bag for molecules of explosive compounds.
The walkthrough hazardous materials detector uses a vacuum to
suck up the air and analyze it for traces of explosives and other hazardous
materials.
The body scanner, expected to be the most
controversial of the five, subjects a passenger to low-level X-rays that
penetrate clothing.
The advanced metal detector uses a camera to create a computer
image of metal objects in their exact locations on a passenger's
body.
The advanced X-ray device shoots radiation from two sources,
giving security personnel a three-dimensional image of a bag's
contents.
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