The ADE-651 in use at a checkpoint in Abu T’Shir, Iraq
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It was claimed that the ADE-651 bomb detector emitted electromagnetic waves. The analysis in this article considers the energy requirements for the device, the effect of the inversesquare law on intensity of radiation, and the pressure and force on the antenna by photons. The success rate of the device in doubleblind tests is compared with the probability of detecting explosives by chance.
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