Russians want US tech to spot bombs during Sochi Olympics

A photo of a police leaflet seen in a Sochi hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, depicting Dzhannet Tsakhayeva, right, and Zaira Aliyeva. Russian security officials are hunting down three potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics will begin next month.

According to one senior official, the issue was raised formally only Tuesday afternoon during high-level discussions in Brussels, Belgium.Military officials said the possibility was raised by the Russian military Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov in discussions on Tuesday with U.S. Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey during their first face-to-face meeting.

"The Russian brought it up," according to one official who said the Russians are interested in obtaining some of the advance electronics that the U.S. has developed to detect roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military officials said the possibility was raised by the Russian military Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov in discussions on Tuesday with U.S. Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey during their first face-to-face meeting.

Dempsey was reported to be "receptive" to the idea.

In a phone call Tuesday, President Barack Obama offered Russian President Vladimir Putin “full assistance” with security needs for the Olympics.

According to officials, the two sides would first have to determine the compatibility of U.S. and Russian technologies and whether the detection systems could be used effectively