I don't think 1970-90s UK counts as "impoverished" the IRA/UDF did lots of innovation. Deadly destructive innovation. Making bomb timers that lasted months/yea

I don't think 1970-90s UK counts as "impoverished" the IRA/UDF did lots of innovation. Deadly destructive innovation. Making bomb timers that lasted months/years to avoid detection was no mean feat in the early 80s