Iraq’s (English made) bomb detectors are as fake as Brangelina
2010 January 24
So here’s a scary story. Apparently a $40,000 (each) bomb detector that the Iraqi government has spent $85-million purchasing is literally useless. As in, it’s essentially a super soaker painted black and promising to shoot magic beans.
This “device” is the main measure by which Iraqi security protects itself (and visitors) from any type of explosives. It’s used by the army and at all check points from what I’ve read and is made of, apparently, some plastic and snake oil. No, seriously.
Investigative journalism may not be all it used to, but this BBC story is some incredible (and incredibly depressing) stuff.
“Both of these devices were designed to be detected by the shop door if you try to run away with it”.
Yikes.
via BBC, CrunchGear, Gizmodo
No comments yet
