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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Brewfangrb
What am I missing here? The MMW machines don't have the ionizing radiation issues that backscatter does, so why aren't they just installing those, heading off the "health issues" part at the pass and then addressing the privacy issues w/ the cartoon image?
You're missing the part where a former head of DHS is involved with selling the x-ray version of the machines. @:-)

Originally Posted by Brewfangrb
...I understand an ideal of just x-raying the bags and walking through the WTMD is never coming back).
And yet "just" x-raying the bags and walking through the WTMD works fine in most countries around the world. Hmmm.
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