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Full body scanners will be introduced at Britain's airports, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given the go-ahead for full body scanners to be introduced at Britain's airports.
He said the government would do all it could to tighten security and prevent a repeat of the attempted airline attack over Detroit on Christmas Day. Airports operator BAA said it would now install the machines "as soon as is practical" at Heathrow.
Experts have questioned the machines' effectiveness at detecting the type of bomb allegedly used in the US attack. Experts have questioned the scanners' effectiveness at detecting the type of bomb allegedly used on Christmas Day in an attempted plane attack over Detroit.
But Mr Brown said it was essential to "go further" than the current technology allowed.But Mr Brown said it was essential to "go further" than the current technology allowed.
Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr show, the prime minister said the government would do everything in its power to tighten security and prevent a repeat of the US attack.
A spokesman for BAA said: "It is our view that a combination of technology, intelligences and passenger profiling will help build a more robust defence against the unpredictable and changing nature of the terrorist threat to aviation."
He declined to give specific details about timing or comment on extending the use of scanners to other airports, costs or the potential for passenger delays.
'Strip search'
On Friday, Gordon Brown announced he had ordered a review of existing security measures, and advisers are expected to report within days.On Friday, Gordon Brown announced he had ordered a review of existing security measures, and advisers are expected to report within days.
Full body scanners, which produce "naked" images of passengers, remove the need for "pat down" searches.Full body scanners, which produce "naked" images of passengers, remove the need for "pat down" searches.
However they have raised concerns about privacy, with campaigners saying they are tantamount to a "strip search".However they have raised concerns about privacy, with campaigners saying they are tantamount to a "strip search".
The machines are currently being trialled at Manchester airport following tests at Heathrow airport from 2004 to 2008.The machines are currently being trialled at Manchester airport following tests at Heathrow airport from 2004 to 2008.
They are also being rolled out across the US, with 40 machines used at 19 airports.They are also being rolled out across the US, with 40 machines used at 19 airports.