Originally Posted by
LarryJ
ra·tion·ale/ˌraSHəˈnal/
Noun: A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief
Which the proponents of body scanners continually fail to achieve. Every stated rationale given for the scanners has been illogical and fail to stand up to any detailed scrutiny.
The AIT scanners can discover or identify the presence or existence of explosives which is the definition of "detect"
de·tect/diˈtekt/
Verb: Discover or identify the presence or existence of.
Body scanners do
not detect explosives. They detect
objects which reflect the EM radiation given off by the machine and are then visible - to either an operator or software - on a black and white image. They are more likely to detect sweat or buttons then any sort of weapon or explosive.