Forgot to mention K-9 bomb/explosives sniffing dogs. My son was a K9 police officer for a number of years, with a beautiful female Belgian Malinois (who died last year of brain cancer).
Also, there are explosives sniffing handheld kits for battlefield and crime-scene use.
Ah, modern technology. Ain’t it great? So is the old slap the boys around technique or the “Talk or I’ll kill you” method. Not found in modern military or police manuals but I’m old school. If you mess with a radical’s head, you can do a lot to make them talk, voluntarily.
And then, I’ve been told, that killing the guy next to the one you want to talk, is also effective. I’ve been reading too many tough guy books, I guess.
Dogs would be a great idea with all those IEDs, but I don’t recall seeing the Iraqis (or any Arab Police or Military) use them.
A friend of mine brought back a Belgian Malinois - they are among the ten smartest breeds of dog. It sometimes seems like they don’t need the associated human to do the job. They really seem to know what is going on.