DutchInteriorMinisterGuusjeTerHorstspokeatanewsconferenceinTheHagueWednesday."Nosecurityiseverwaterproof,whichiswhywewillimmediatelybeusingbodyscannersforallflightstotheStates,"shesaid.Shesaidthebodyscannerswillbeinplacewithinthreeweeks.SchipholairportinAmsterdamalreadyhasatleast15bodyscanners,buttheirusehasbeenrestrictedbecauseoffearsoverprivacyasthescannersrevealintimateareasofpassengers'bodies.ButTerHorstsaidnewsoftwarehaseliminatedthatproblem.Thenewsoftwarecanscantheimageandalertairportofficialstoforeignobjectsonthebodysothatafullbodysearchcanthentakeplace."Thereisawaywecandetectiftheyarecarryinganythingadditionalontheirbodyandassoonasthereissomething-aforeignobjectoraforeignsubstancethesecanthenbetakenforwardbyabodysearch,"shesaid.TerHorstsaidapassengerscannermayhavebeenabletospottheexplosivescarriedontoatransatlanticjetlastweek.OnChristmasDay23-year-oldNigerianUmarFaroukAbdulmutallabboardedaflightheadedtotheUnitedStatescityofDetroitwithexplosivesconcealedunderhisclothes.AbdulmuttalabwastackledonboardtheNorthwestAirlinesflightafterattemptingtodetonatetheexplosives.TerHorstsaidbeforeboardingtheflightfromAmsterdamAbdulmutallabhadgonethroughafullsecuritycheck,includingpassingthroughametaldetectorandhavinghisbagschecked.ShesaidhewascarryingavalidNigerianpassportandavalidUnitedStatesvisa.
