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Based on the video shared by Reuters, I'm not seeing anything that would focus the attack to the pager's carrier. Anyone standing next to the target would also
by shadowgovt 2y ago
Based on the video shared by Reuters, I'm not seeing anything that would focus the attack to the pager's carrier. Anyone standing next to the target would also risk severe injury or death.
ETA: I should perhaps clarify: focus the attack exclusively on the pager's carrier. It does appear to be modestly shaped in some way (in that we're not seeing the pagers go up in a 2-meter-radius fireball), but it's also not contained exclusively to the carrier, has no verification that the carrier is holding the device, etc. Whether one considers that "focused" is left as an exercise for the reader. Certainly more focused than a rocket; a bit less focused than poison.
- ars 2y agoFrom the vidoes I saw for example: https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1836037485492629605 https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1836037485492629605 they would have to be touching the pager to be harmed.
- shadowgovt 2y agoInterestingly, we're looking at the same video. I'm seeing a person who's pocket explodes and the person standing nearest them happened to be lucky enough to not be in the direct path of the blast. I can easily see that detonation severely wounding a bystander if they'd been in the (un)lucky angle and height.
- ars 2y agoThey would have to be pressed up against the target - even a couple inches away they would not be harmed. Sure, it's possible theoretically for that to happen, but as a whole, this attack is incredibly precise and targeted.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoHundreds of dead children would mean the devices killed 10x more child bystanders than the military personnel carrying the devices. What focuses the attack is proximity to the owner wearing it. This is very highly selective in comparison to something like a rockets with accuracy and kill radius measured in double digit meters.