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2007-10-20 India-Pakistan

Agencies worry about failure of mobile jammers

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Could it be...sabotage? Just a guess, here.

Posted by gromky 2007-10-20 00:27|| 2007-10-20 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Somehow, the word "accidental" just doesn't seem to apply at all.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-20 05:14|| 2007-10-20 05:14|| Front Page Top

#3 I do not believe there are jammers that work against all kinds of bombs. For instance, I cannot even think of a way to jam a suicide bomb triggered by a percussion cap, even theoretically. On the other hand, bombs triggered remotely by cell phone can be jammed fairly easily (and, at least theoretically one does not even have to prevent cell phones from working to do it.) If the bombers know (or guess) what the defenses are, they can usually work around them.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-20 08:56|| 2007-10-20 08:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah. "Dumbfounded", I tells ya!

Posted by tu3031 2007-10-20 10:30|| 2007-10-20 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 "Makhdoom"

Wow, what a neat name!

if they really want to play it safe, just use barrage jamming.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-10-20 11:38|| 2007-10-20 11:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Inside job?

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-10-20 15:47|| 2007-10-20 15:47|| Front Page Top

#7 I think what Glenmore is saying is that no jammer works against the homicide bomber with a vest. Jammers work against remote cell-phone detonated devices.

Posted by Bobby 2007-10-20 16:19|| 2007-10-20 16:19|| Front Page Top

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