Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives. These proceedings contain the presentations and results of several discussions of the workshop on “Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives” held in St.- Petersburg, Russia, September 7- 9, 2. This Advanced Research Workshop was the fourth event concerning Detection of Explosives in connection with counter terrorism. After the first three workshops, dealing with vapor and trace detection, electronic nose detection and detection of bulk explosives, this workshop was devoted to the detection of Improvise Explosives including: Methods of detection of Improvised Explosives (IE)Methods of detection of Improvised explosives devices (IED). Disposal and safe handling of ID and IED. The treatment of detection methods may be divided in the followinggroups: Overview about the different methods; Trace- and vapor detection; Electromagnetic methods; Neutron methods; Laser techniques. Seymour Lecker, in his excellent book, Improvised Explosives, quotes the famous paramilitarist Che Guevara: 'Fully half of the people we assigned to explosives making were eventually killed or maimed.' Even the best, simplest formulas are dangerous.Because of different definitions of Improvised Explosives the participants of the workshop agreed after some discussions with the following definition: An Improvised Explosive (IE) can be any chemical compound or mixture capable of an explosive reaction. They are normally easily prepared by a knowledgeable layman under simple conditions. Components of IE are typically inorganic salts containing molecular bound oxygen like nitrates, chlorates or perchlorates etc. Admixtures of military or commercial explosive materials are also used.
From the chemical point of view IE can be divided into the following types: Salts containing chemical groups with oxygen (like nitrates, chlorates or perchlorates etc.) in mixtures with combustible substances like carbon- hydrogen compounds. Commercial available or “home- made” organic substances with nitro- , nitroxy- or nitramine- groups. Both types in mixtures with commercial or military explosives. Peroxides. It would be also possible, to use liquid explosive mixtures for terrorist purposes, because they are easy available, though their storage and application are rather difficult. Examples are mixtures of nitric acids with combustible liquids or nitro compounds. Improvised explosives device training travel management user manual sap aids - atsc homepage. Improvised Explosives Devices are the weapons currently favoured by insurgents and rebels and are widely used against coalition troops and civilians in Afghanistan. Improvised Explosives (ANFO): A Recipe for Terrorists Danger: This booklet is provided for informational purposes only. Improvised explosive devices are.
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