Word: detectible
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...Detect him electronically, triangulate his position quickly, listen long enough to make sure he's the right man, then drop a bomb fast. But U.S. snoopers would need to be able to eavesdrop, and he's not talking over cellular or satellite airwaves anymore...
SATELLITES Images from these high-flyers allow experts to detect, among other things, new construction and defensive fortification. The satellite images are produced by U.N. members and private companies...
...close your eyes, fire a squirt gun around the room and listen carefully, you'll hear a different noise depending on what was hit (wall, rug, sleeping cat). That's the principle behind ELADIN, the newest idea in mine detection. By shooting water into a minefield and monitoring sounds, the system can detect and disarm explosives without setting them off. There's certainly no shortage of targets: tens of millions of mines lie buried in war zones around the world. INVENTOR David Summers AVAILABILITY Prototype only TO LEARN MORE eladin.umr.edu
...beverage, Meyers suggests boiling the mead next time. “That would give you a slightly clearer product in the long run,” he tells Dodd. “It’s a little too sweet for my taste...It’s hard to detect there’s any alcohol on it.” DeBisschop is hopeful: “This would really benefit from controlled fermentation—flavors can get out of hand pretty quickly.” He adds, “That’s a smart...
...Agency (IAEA) from 1981-1997, during which time both Iraq and North Korea managed to pursue undetected nuclear weapons programs. Again, though, Blix counters that the IAEA is only as good as the intelligence provided by its member states, and if the U.S. and others weren't able to detect signs of such programs, neither could the IAEA. And, he says, the experience taught him that "not seeing an indication of something does not automatically lead to the conclusion that there is nothing." That bit of linguistic tongue-twisting should please Washington; it's pure Rumsfeld...