The quoted specialist works slowly because the device may be booby-trapped and because its detonating cord is dangerously sensitive. The same type of cord had appeared in an earlier fatal bomb, so preserving the new device could help identify a recurring maker or method. The account traces teamwork from the youngest soldier in the Warrior who spots the device, through bomb disposal, to forensic analysis. Recovering the explosively formed projectile with its sensor and telemetry modules intact helps investigators develop countermeasures for soldiers still operating on the ground.
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IED disposal becomes countermeasure intelligence
An Iraq bomb-disposal account follows a sophisticated IED from discovery through forensic analysis, showing how intact recovery could identify its maker and protect soldiers.