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The ADE 651 is an expensive device widely used by Iraqi police, produced by Cumberland Industries of the UK, that claims to be effective at detecting the presence and perhaps location of explosives. Many experts including The Amazing Randi, who offered $1 million to anyone who could prove its effectiveness, and USAF Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack (retired) doubt its effectiveness. It is claimed that the ADE 651 failed to prevent many of the bombings in Iraq.

References:

  1. Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless
  2. Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless
  3. A Direct, Specific, Challenge From James Randi and the JREF

External Links: Cumberland Industries