ieds
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Monster Machines: This Blast Effects Sensor Suite Analyses IEDs To Save Lives
Even as the US begins to withdraw from Afghanistan, IEDs remain a constant threat to our forces. But the US Army’s top brass is turning this threat into an opportunity using a new, integrated sensor suite. Now, with every IED attack, the US Army learns how to better treat and prevent the destruction and mayhem…
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How To Defuse A Bomb
Yesterday afternoon a young woman from Mosman in Sydney had a bomb strapped to her freaking neck in what seems to have been an extortion attempt. Terrifying. Thankfully, it turned out not to be explosive, but it made us wonder…how exactly would the pros safely defuse a bomb?