Dave Trott After the World Trade Centre attack on 9/11, everyone was petrified of more attacks and would pay anything for a device to detect terrorist bombs. It was hand-held and featured an antenna that, held at right angles to the body, would pivot towards any explosives. It had a slot into which you placed the carbo-crystallised software card that resonated on the molecular frequency of the substance you were seeking. In 2008, the Iraqi Interior Ministry bought 800 of these for a cost of £20m, and in 2009 a further 700 for £32m. The ADE 651 was also sold to: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Iran, Kenya, Niger, Qatar, Romania, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia Syria, the UAE, and Vietnam.
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