GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Swiss EPFL develops tech to safely detonate IEDs

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SOURCE: HSNW

01March2011 8:17pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Swiss technology institute EPFL has designed an electromagnetic weapon capable of safely exploding improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from twenty-five meters away.

Working alongside Colombia and Los Andes universities, the institute has been investigating for the past two years how to disarm the explosive devices left behind by guerilla groups in Colombia and insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq. (read full report)

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