Is That a Gun in Your Pocket or Are You a Size 2?

Radar peers beneath clothes to find weapons—and the perfect pair of jeans.

By Boonsri Dickinson
Mar 31, 2008 5:00 AMDec 19, 2019 9:14 PM
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Instead of getting through security by submitting to pat downs at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, travelers can now choose a more hands-off approach: walking through a full-body screening machine that can peer right through a person’s outfit.

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