TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - A fractured reaction to the Christmas bomber
JO  - Computer fraud and security
A1  - Fisher, Neil
SP  - 8
EP  - 8
VL  - 2010
IS  - 2
N2  - The attempted suicide bomb on the Christmas Day Delta flight 253 heading for Detroit has prompted a long overdue assessment of the UK's security preparedness. Following the airport's failure to detect the explosive material, concealed under Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's clothing, the government has made a number of reassuring pronouncements, and full-body scanners have been swiftly placed on order. Given my background in the British army and at defence research company Qinetiq, I have first-hand experience of working with this technology. While these scanners have been presented as a panacea for securing our borders, the emphasis is in my opinion, misplaced.  2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> 
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SN  - 1361-3723
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1361-3723(10)70008-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -