CHICAGO, May 6 (UPI) -- A terrorist tries to sneak a bomb hidden in a lunch bag onto Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty. As he passes through an X-ray machine at a security screening station, images of the bomb are sent over an encrypted, wireless broadband network to a command center in New York City. Bomb technicians evaluate -- and alert the U.S. Park Police, who nab the suspect.This is not a scene from "The Interpreter," the latest thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn -- it is a new technological capability the government has employed to thwart terrorists. Experts told UPI's Wireless World that wireless security networks are using increasingly sophisticated tools to protect Americans from coast to coast.Research continues in the field, where wireless, nano-scale sensors, are being developed for remote monitoring. By Gene Koprowski
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