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2003-12-17 Iraq

U.S. deploys Israeli detonator to destroy IEDs in Iraq

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-17 5:53:11 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One weakness of the Israeli system is that the system cannot detect the pulse used by the IED. The Iraqi bombs emit a pulse that stems from the remote-control mechanism of the IED.

? The bomb emits a signal?

Seems like the easy (and American) way is to use some sort of frequency agile transmitter followed up by random .50 caliber to suspicious Coke cans, cadavers, phone booths, Corollas and prayer rugs. When and if these guys learn to lay detonator cord in cement we may have a problem it 20 or 30 years.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-17 7:47:35 PM|| 2003-12-17 7:47:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 One weakness of the Israeli system is that the system cannot detect the pulse used by the IED. The Iraqi bombs emit a pulse that stems from the remote-control mechanism of the IED.
I think the previous sentence is a J-school grad trying to wrap his mind around something he can't quite understand. The way I envision this working is by sending out electro-magnetic pulses that are intense enough to induce a high voltage across an electrical blasting cap. Both IEDs and suicide belts need to detonate at a split second notice and must therefore use electrical blasting caps to initiate the explosion. Traditional "fused" blasting caps won't cut it. There are ways to defeat this: shunting the blasting cap until the last possible second, or shielding the blasting cap with a well grounded conductor. Lately there have been several reports of suicide bombers "accidentally" blowing themselves up near IDF checkpoints. This is precisely the type of weapon that would cause those sorts of premature detonations.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-12-17 8:22:55 PM|| 2003-12-17 8:22:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I have to figure there are at least half a dozen different ways to rig up an IED so a counter system would have to be pretty sophisticated.

However, I imagine if you had a good pulse emitter mounted on a tank or stryker and had it going down the street emitting, it would be very discouraging to the IED jockies.

Posted by mhw 2003-12-17 9:31:51 PM|| 2003-12-17 9:31:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder if the Israeli's are just hitting suspected bombers with fire control radar (i.e. a blasted cone of powerful energy.) Could be the kernal of truth in the death ray rumour.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-17 9:50:54 PM|| 2003-12-17 9:50:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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