How a Suicide Vest/Belt is Created
A suicide vest or belt is an improvised explosive device (IED) that is developed and utilized by suicide bombers to conduct terror attacks. This improvised explosive device contains explosives and a detonator that inflict damages during suicidal attacks. Suicide vests or belts have become common devices in the modern society because of their increased used by suicide bombers to carry out terrorism. The increase in terror attacks and emergence of terrorism as a global security concern has contributed to the increased development and use of suicide belts or vests. According to a report by the Terrorism Explosive Device Analytical Center (2015), suicide vests and belts are IEDs that are utilized by terrorists to carry out attacks in several parts of the globe including Africa, Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. The increased use of these improvised explosive devices is also attributable to the fact that suicide bombers find it easy to make such devices...
Even though there are some difficult aspects associated with assembling an improvised explosive device, suicide bombers find it relatively easy to construct a suicide vest or belt.
One of the major components of a suicide vest or belt is iron shrapnel and explosives that are filled in a duffel bag. In most cases, suicide bombers fill the duffel bag with 27...
…and require minimal expertise. Secondly, suicide vests and belts are easy to construct because of the clandestine nature of the
operations of suicide bombers and other terrorists. They carry out the construction processes in a clandestine manner that is not easily detected by law enforcement officers. Third, suicide bombers and other terrorists find it easy to access the various necessary components for assembling a suicide vest or belt. However, there are some relatively challenging components associated with constructing a suicide belt or vest. One of these difficulties or challenges is the fact that the explosives are not easily affordable. The purchase of some explosives for suicide belts or vests are relatively expensive though they are accessible or available in the…
