James Slack
London Independent
Monday, January 4th, 2010
New technology that Gordon Brown relies on for his
response to the Christmas Day bomb attack has been tested – and
found wanting.
The explosive device smuggled in the clothing of the
Detroit bomb suspect would not have been detected by body-scanners set
to be introduced in British airports, an expert on the technology
warned last night.
The claim severely undermines Gordon Brown’s
focus on hi-tech scanners for airline passengers as part of his review
into airport security after the attempted attack on Flight 253 on
Christmas Day.
The Independent on Sunday has also heard authoritative claims that
officials at the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Home Office
have already tested the scanners and were not persuaded that they would
work comprehensively against terrorist threats to aviation.
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