Reuters
Wednesday, Dec 30th, 2009
The path toward rolling out wider use of whole-body security scanners in U.S. airports runs through the White House.
The failed Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner
has created congressional calls for greater use of body scanners that
advocates say would have detected non-metallic items such as the
explosives an Islamic militant from Nigeria is accused of smuggling on
board.
Dutch authorities said on Wednesday Amsterdam’s Schiphol
Airport, where the Nigerian suspect made a connection, will begin using
full-body scanners within three weeks.
U.S. President Barack Obama could expedite such a deployment because
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) don’t need legislation from Congress to
start using the devices at any of the 560 U.S. airports with scheduled
airline service.
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