DC: At Union Station, New Technology That Detects Explosives, Weapons is Tested

New security technology that can help detect if a would-be terrorist is wearing an explosive suicide vest was tested Wednesday morning as commuters teemed through Union Station.

In a crowded corridor, passengers and shoppers walked by new portable screening equipment, which was being tested by Amtrak police, working with the Transportation Security Administration.

“The technology we’re testing today would be able to tell if anything is hidden under your clothing, from a remote distance,” said Jim Bamberger, branch chief of operations in the Homeland Security Department’s risk analysis division.

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