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no, they're going to be airdropped into white areas of Britain for maximum social disruption

>The BBC never said how these vans worked, but it was believed they detected electromagnetic radiation given off by the TV (although more often the authorities would simply find out who owned a TV from TV salespeople).

>The vans were first demonstrated in 1952 at Earl’s Court radio show, and the technology behind the van was certainly functional. The detectors could detect TV’s from 100ft and successfully located 90% of TV’s in the UK in 1953.