It's at times like this that I think Hollywood has a lot to answer for. So here goes nothing.
A basic bomb consists of 5 items: 1. Explosive charge - many suitable choices exist 2. Detonator - small charge, usually electrically fired 3. Battery - to fire the detonator 4. Switch - to complete the circuit 5. Wires - obviously
This is the sort of thing that suicide bombers tend to use. There is no need for any fancy electronic devices.
A circuit board attached to a bomb indicates: 1. Remote detonation 2. Digital timer 3. Anti-tamper device
So, if you see anyone wearing a flashing circuit board, there are (probably) two possibilities: 1. It isn't a bomb. (99.9% probability) 2. It is a bomb, but it has a remote detonation facility. (0.01% probability) Shooting the wearer is definitely not going to help.
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It's at times like this that I think Hollywood has a lot to answer for. So here goes nothing.
A basic bomb consists of 5 items:
1. Explosive charge - many suitable choices exist
2. Detonator - small charge, usually electrically fired
3. Battery - to fire the detonator
4. Switch - to complete the circuit
5. Wires - obviously
This is the sort of thing that suicide bombers tend to use. There is no need for any fancy electronic devices.
A circuit board attached to a bomb indicates:
1. Remote detonation
2. Digital timer
3. Anti-tamper device
So, if you see anyone wearing a flashing circuit board, there are (probably) two possibilities:
1. It isn't a bomb. (99.9% probability)
2. It is a bomb, but it has a remote detonation facility. (0.01% probability) Shooting the wearer is definitely not going to help.