UK Airports to introduce new bomb detection equipment

[xxMATTGxx]

Body scanners are to be introduced at Heathrow airport in about three weeks, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said.

He also told the House of Commons that all UK airports must have new "explosion trace detection equipment" by the end of the year.

His comments follow an attempt to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a plane from Amsterdam when it was about to land in Detroit.

Gordon Brown has ordered a review of security at UK airports.

Mr Johnson said that BAA had already begun training its staff in behavioural analysis techniques, which would be used to identify individuals that required closer inspection.

The government is also examining whether "additional targeted passenger profiling" could help enhance airport security, he added.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8441205.stm

I have said this since Christmas Day that all UK airports need this technology, yes people might not like it but we need to prevent these attacks. That guy did not get stopped and these are the only things that can pick stuff like that up for the time being.

[jackass]

I'm glad this is being put into action.

[alexxxxx]

blah blah blah police state blah blah blah more cctv than china blah blah blah PC gone mad blah blah blah european union blah blah blah LibLabCon Alliance blah blah blah referendum blah blah UKIP blah blah hate muslims blah blah open borders blah blah

i'm glad they are planning to bring these in asap. though it's not really an end-all.

[Eoin]

guess it beats bein patted down by some dirty old codger security guard

[alexxxxx]

guess it beats bein patted down by some dirty old codger security guard

now they get to see you naked instead

[flatface]

now they get to see you naked instead

I heard somewhere that the person viewing the images are in another room alone, they can't see your face or who you are and the images are deleted straight away, and anyway it's not that detailed is it?

But yeh, I agree with this being implemented.

[xxMATTGxx]

I heard somewhere that the person viewing the images are in another room alone, they can't see your face or who you are and the images are deleted straight away, and anyway it's not that detailed is it?

But yeh, I agree with this being implemented.

That is correct. There is a person who views the images away from the scanners and they can't even see your face clear, its not very detailed but if you are hiding anything you shouldn't then it picks it up. :]

[Blinger1]

They should have installed this a long time ago. This should be mandatory in all major airports.

[xxMATTGxx]

They should have installed this a long time ago. This should be mandatory in all major airports.

I have to agree with you there to be honest.

[BeanEgg]

Finally! - This is a start.
However, this will be really annoying as it slows everything down. My dad's frequently traveling on Business, and that will probably affect him.