Vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices

Unexploded ordnance Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device Wood s Hole Oceanographic Institute World Trade Center... 

An example of the power of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) made from ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. 

Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs)... 

Vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED car bombs) Typicolly 1-3 kg of commercial expbsive under the fbor of the car directy beneath the driver s seat Traumatic amputation and other lower-limb, abdomen and pelvic injury... 

Recently, the topic of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has garnered a lot of attention. IEDs may take the form of roadside bombs, suicide bombers, or vehicle-borne bombs. Roadside bombs share some detection issues with land mines, and in principle, the NQR land mine detectors discussed in the previous section can be used to detect roadside IEDs. However, many IEDs are remotely controlled, and the short standoff distance available with NQR makes IED detection dangerous for the NQR operator. The personnel screening devices already discussed in Section 5.2.3. are applicable to the suicide bomber. 

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