Comments on: Let’s talk about bombs for a minute https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/lets-talk-about-bombs-for-a-minute/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/lets-talk-about-bombs-for-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-2619120 Graham Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:30:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43226#comment-2619120 There’s good reason bombs have historically been a weapon of choice for terrorists. Relatively easy to make big ones or small ones using available materials if you have the skill set. Not always so easy to get the skill set and easy to screw up the implementation fatally if you don’t have it, but if you do… much easier than wasting several people in a gunfight. You reserve the guns for more tactically useful situations where the risk is worth it.

The classic terrorists of the 60s-80s used both and varied in competence with both. In the modern history of the US, it almost seems like it has mostly been criminals [including in this the folks just doing it for mental illness or other personal reasons] who favoured the drama of guns and the politicals have preferred explosives. I’m not too up on the Weathermen- I know they did both but I have formed the impression they used bombs more, albeit sometimes killing themselves. Appreciate any correction on that point.

At one point in China a few years back it was demonstrated how much harm you can do with knives on a train platform.

]]> By: Night Boat to Cairo https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/lets-talk-about-bombs-for-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-2618679 Night Boat to Cairo Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:31:37 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43226#comment-2618679 Arson has made a comeback as the mass murdering method of choice in Australia.

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