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London,
May 15 (ANI): NATO Commanders, and the US in particular, have reportedly
accepted a revolutionary new laser technology developed by a company in Britain
that can detect Taliban explosives with negligible quantities of metal or even
devoid of metal.

The
Taliban have reportedly begun constructing ‘invisible’ bombs.

The
Times quoted Don Arnone, chief executive of the Cambridge-based TeraView, as
saying that the US Defense Department has already evaluated his company’s
technology, which has been developed with funding from the British Home Office.

NATO
commanders have said that they want to sponsor a trial in August, while
government agencies in Britain are also interested.

“With
the Terahertz laser you can actually penetrate clothes, packages and identify
the content,” Arnone said.

The
device operates on the principle of light waves and differing wavelengths.

The
technology works by passing a Terahertz light, which lies between radio and
light waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, through an explosive. The way in
which the light is absorbed signals whether it contains explosives.

Arnone
believes that with sufficient investment, his company’s technology, called the
Terahertz Standoff Explosives Detection Unit, could be adapted for use on the
front line within 18 months to two years.

At the
moment the device is the size of a photocopier, and therefore, needs to be
modified to make it more mobile for troops.

The
only limitation of the device is its inability to detect metal. This means
troops will have to continue using metal detectors. (ANI)