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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 11:46 am
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docmonkey
 
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Originally Posted by DCA TSO
The reason low explosives are ignored in explosive trace testing is because they require a substantial, high-strength casing (e.g., 3/8 steel pipe, etc.) in order to be explosive (i.e., there's 0% chance they're getting through x-ray or WTMD), and any device using them will be haphazard at best.
A 0% chance? Based on reports publicized in this forum of failed tests, I doubt the chance is 0%.
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