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2005-07-01 Iraq-Jordan

213 suicide bombers in Iraq, most of them foreigners

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-01 09:33|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 These A-holes should just blow themselves up at home. It would save them a lot of money for plane tickets, tolls and parking.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-01 09:50|| 2005-07-01 09:50|| Front Page Top

#2 The weak point in IED's and suicide bombers is that they have to be transported somewhere to be effective. Rather than just detecting them, is there no way to prematurely detonate them? No electronic pulse that acts the same as whatever pushing the button does? If the bombers thought they would detonate prior to reaching their target, it would take alot of the fun out of it.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 10:10|| 2005-07-01 10:10|| Front Page Top

#3 In principle, yes, an electromagnetic pulse can cause detonation of a suicide bomber, at least as long as he is using an electrical detonator cap and not a percussion cap. That is why we go on radio silence when working with explosives in construction, mining etc. once the wires are ready to be hooked up. In practice, it is not simple to generate the right EM pulse in the right place at the right time (it would vary for every single bomb.)
Still, I hope and suspect we have people working on the idea. And/or Israel is - it is an easier problem to solve if the suspects have to walk through a checkpoint - a gate sort of like the airport metal detectors maybe?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2005-07-01 15:37|| 2005-07-01 15:37|| Front Page Top

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