Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Tue, 4 Jun 91 19:48:03 CDT From: "Patton M. Turner" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular "Harrassment" at Airport Security Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 424, Message 6 of 8 Lines: 19 > on that one they had me unpack the analyzer so they could run some > sort of explosives sniffer over it. No one ever asked me to actually > turn it on, though. The sniffer usually checks for nitrates, which are used in virtually all explosives as oxidizers. As Steven King pointed out this is a much better way to check suspicious bagagge than asking you to "Turn it on." No suprise Israel is using the latest equipment. There was a move to install them at US airports, but it died (no irony/pun intended). At one time Israel placed all baggage in a decompression chamber before loading it on planes. I guess they still do. No wonder they don't have any sucessful bombing/skyjacking since the days of Entebe. Patton Turner KB4GRZ pturner@eng.auburn.edu