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The Boom in Bomb Detection: Get Ready to Be Scanned, Sniffed and Zapped
May 2004 article that describes technological advances in the area of bomb detection when materials are carried in cars, packages, or on a person. Methods discussed include X-rays, "the quadruple resonance technology that zaps people with low-frequency radio waves," and "electronic sniffers." From Scientific American.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-boom-in-bomb-detectio

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