Britain Bans Export of Useless Bomb Detector
The UK government has announced a ban on the export to Iraq and Afghanistan of some so-called “bomb detectors”.
It follows an investigation by the BBC’s Newsnight programme which found that one type of “detector” made by a British company cannot work.
The Iraqi government has spent $85m on the ADE-651 and there are concerns that they have failed to stop bomb attacks that have killed hundreds of people.
The ban on the ADE-651 and other similar devices starts next week.
Sidney Alford, a leading explosives expert who advises all branches of the military, told Newsnight the sale of the ADE-651 was “absolutely immoral”.
“It could result in people being killed in the dozens, if not hundreds,” he said.
There is nothing to program in these cards. There is no memory. There is no microcontroller. There is no way any form of information can be stored 
Export ban for useless ‘bomb detector’ (BBC News)
*UPDATE ADE-651 Inventor Arrested
CBS Report on Arrest of ADE-651 inventor (Sorry for the ads, blame CBS not me)
See also: D is for Dowsing (and Also for Dumbass) (Crapaganda.com)
