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Most European airports have had those as long as I can remember (definitely since the mid 90s).
by swombat 13y ago
Most European airports have had those as long as I can remember (definitely since the mid 90s).
- jacquesm 13y agoMaybe bomb detectors but the explosive detectors ('puffers') are relatively new as far as I know.
- dhimes 13y agoIt was a huge political budget fight in the 90s. Clinton/Gore published a white paper detailing the threat of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security. They called for the fancy new detectors and what-not at airports. The Republicans, who controlled Congress, said that the big threat was from nukes from unfriendly states (later dubbed 'the axis of evil') didn't permit the funding and instead increased 'Star Wars' funding (anti-missile tech).