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Playing With Homemade Explosives

2007-08-07 17:30:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
...explosives used in recent terrorist plots and how silly they were. As a kid, I loved going into the woods and playing with all sorts of dangerous stuff which of course included fireworks, gas cans, hair spray, propane tanks, etc. What I learned was that its a lot harder to get things to explode than you think. If any of these terrorist had a...
 
Tags: gas, lawn mowers gas, tank, cars gas tank, time, time delay fuse, terrorist, empty gas, recent terrorist plots
 
 
 
 
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3 Cheap, Safe Ways to Destroy Deadly Explosives

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2009-01-06 05:00:00 by Kevin Sites in Wired Security
...explosives are close to people or buildings. That's where Mr. BIP comes in. Just place an inverted tire rim over the bomb, secure it with rebar stakes, surround with sandbags, drop in an explosive charge, and detonate Bullet Barbecue Cost: $245 Construct a steel box, fill with small-arms rounds, and seal shut. Apply heat to the container...
 
Tags: scrap metal pipe, pipe, cost, bullet barbecue cost, proper diameter pipe, kinetic extractor cost, west humanitarian foundation, van dyke, wood fire
 
 
 
 
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Terror, Anthrax, Explosives and More in Free, Downloadable 'Counterterrorism Calendar'

2009-01-08 00:00:00 by David Kravets in Wired Security
 
The Justice Department puts out a free 2009 calendar depicting some of America's most wanted terror suspects, complete with info on explosives and biological and chemical threats. Get yours while supplies last
 
Tags: explosives, justice department, chemical threats, calendar, free, terror suspects, info, america, supplies
 
 
 
 
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In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes

2008-05-07 01:00:00 by David Hambling in Wired Security
 
...explosives, RMs cannot be set off by fuses. Technically, they are classified as flammable solids, and they are less hazardous to transport and store than explosives While they're more energetic than explosives, RMs are not intended to be a substitute. Instead, they will replace warhead components normally made of metal An analysis of U.S....
 
Tags: amounts, release explosive amounts, release, metal, hollow metal cone, explosive, energy, reliably release energy, metal liner
 
 
 
 
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Spray-On Explosive Detector

2008-05-28 12:40:49 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...explosives. It is the first of its kind to act as a switchable sensor with picogram (10-15g) detection limits, and is reported in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Journal of Materials Chemistry Trogler's polymer can detect explosives at much lower levels than existing systems because it detects particles instead of explosive vapours. In the...
 
Tags: polymer, fluorescent polymer, chemistry, polymer solution, detect explosives, materials chemistry, explosives, trogler, william trogler
 
 
 
 
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Show 012 - An Interview with Becky Bace

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2007-03-13 21:13:02 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...explosives, and Beckys Jimmy Hoffa sponsored college funding situation. They also talk about the evolution of security curricula in academia, rampant commercialization of computer security, Beckys involvement in tracking down the notorious Kevin Mitnick, vicodin-induced creativity, and eclectic music Whos Who in Infosec: Rebecca Bace Trident...
 
Tags: becky, becky bace, becky discuss, intrusion detection, expert technical witness, notorious kevin mitnick, beckys jimmy hoffa, forensic testimony, testimony
 
 
 
 
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Amtrak to Start Passenger Screening

2008-02-22 12:17:58 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...explosives. If the machine detects anything, officers will open the bag for visual inspection Anybody who is selected for screening and refuses will not be allowed to board and their ticket will be refunded In addition to the screening, counterterrorism officers with bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol platforms and walk through trains, and...
 
Tags: correct step, officers, trains, machine, machine detects, randomly pull people, start randomly, amtrak, patrol platforms
 
 
 
 
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Camera that Sees Under Clothes

2008-03-17 06:30:08 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...explosives hidden under people's clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry The T5000 camera, created by a company called ThruVision, uses what it calls "passive imaging technology" to identify objects by the natural electromagnetic rays -- known as Terahertz or T-rays -- that they emit The...
 
Tags: camera, british company, company, t5000 camera, natural electromagnetic rays, detect weapons, detect, objects, clothes
 
 
 
 
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Al Qaeda Threat Overrated

2008-05-07 12:56:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...explosives training. When left to their own devices, as it were, most homegrown terrorists can't cut it. For example, on July 7, 2005, four bombers blew themselves up on public transport in London, killing 56 people. Two of those bombers had trained in Pakistan. Another cell tried to do the same thing two weeks later, but its members had less...
 
Tags: sheehan, sheehan writes, qaeda, terrorist cell capable, terrorism, cell, defeat terrorism, attack, attack tomorrow
 
 
 
 
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Swedish Nuke Plant Sealed Off Due To Bomb Scare

2008-05-21 11:42:35 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...explosives inside the bag, though traces of an explosive substance were found on the bags handle Read on Article Link
 
Tags: plant, oskarshamn plant, nuclear plant, plant operator okg, explosive substance, explosive, plastic bag, bag, plant officials