04:17Chinese technology expert and founder of Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Wu Zilin, has expressed significant concerns about future safety following recent explosions in Lebanon, saying that they demonstrated that a small quantity of explosives could be concealed effectively within a battery, speaking during an interview in Shanghai on Friday, focused on recent walkie-talkie and pager explosions in Lebanon.
"The explosive this time may only be two grams of explosive - it is actually very easy to hide because it is not metal itself and it has no detonators - then the possibility of you escaping inspection is very high," he started.
He contrasted the methods used for detecting traditional explosives, noting that dust detection often fails with sealed military-grade explosives.
"[Terrorists] cannot produce such explosives in a dust-free workshop, and there is no such strong quality inspection method. But for military-grade explosives, dust explosive detection loses its effect because the explosives can be completely sealed," he added.
Wu noted that while X-ray machines can penetrate metal, they may struggle to detect small amounts of explosives mixed with electrolytes, particularly when such amounts are minimal.
"It is difficult to distinguish what chemicals are inside. Therefore, relatively speaking, the difficulty of detection is greatly increased," he added.
Reflecting on Lebanon's incidents, Wu emphasized the challenges in proving the safety of electronic devices. The critical need to ensure national security overrides concerns about protecting privacy.
"We felt that from the future national security perspective, or the perspective of public safety, special attention should be paid to this kind of steel-shell mobile phone battery; otherwise, it would easily become a safety dead corner. .... You can detonate remote-controlled bombs deployed in one country in another country, which makes remote-control methods very simple," he emphasised.
Wu advised using public networks for phone calls or pager signals to complicate hostile actors' control efforts.
Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Ltd is believed to be a high-tech enterprise focused on providing overall special operations solutions and training systems to enhance troops’ modern combat capabilities.
The interview came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following blasts across Lebanon involving pagers on Tuesday and handheld radios on Wednesday killed 37 and injured nearly 3000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This interview follows escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, after explosive incidents involving pagers and handheld radios in Lebanon resulted in 37 fatalities and nearly 3,000 injuries, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by confirming that the ‘support front’ will remain open as long as the war in Gaza persists.
The IDF and Hezbollah, as well as other Palestinian factions, have been exchanging cross-border shelling since October 8, a day after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
'Difficulty of detection is greatly increased' – Chinese tech expert warns of future safety risks as Lebanon's pager attacks proved hiding explosives in electronics 'very easy'
Chinese technology expert and founder of Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Wu Zilin, has expressed significant concerns about future safety following recent explosions in Lebanon, saying that they demonstrated that a small quantity of explosives could be concealed effectively within a battery, speaking during an interview in Shanghai on Friday, focused on recent walkie-talkie and pager explosions in Lebanon.
"The explosive this time may only be two grams of explosive - it is actually very easy to hide because it is not metal itself and it has no detonators - then the possibility of you escaping inspection is very high," he started.
He contrasted the methods used for detecting traditional explosives, noting that dust detection often fails with sealed military-grade explosives.
"[Terrorists] cannot produce such explosives in a dust-free workshop, and there is no such strong quality inspection method. But for military-grade explosives, dust explosive detection loses its effect because the explosives can be completely sealed," he added.
Wu noted that while X-ray machines can penetrate metal, they may struggle to detect small amounts of explosives mixed with electrolytes, particularly when such amounts are minimal.
"It is difficult to distinguish what chemicals are inside. Therefore, relatively speaking, the difficulty of detection is greatly increased," he added.
Reflecting on Lebanon's incidents, Wu emphasized the challenges in proving the safety of electronic devices. The critical need to ensure national security overrides concerns about protecting privacy.
"We felt that from the future national security perspective, or the perspective of public safety, special attention should be paid to this kind of steel-shell mobile phone battery; otherwise, it would easily become a safety dead corner. .... You can detonate remote-controlled bombs deployed in one country in another country, which makes remote-control methods very simple," he emphasised.
Wu advised using public networks for phone calls or pager signals to complicate hostile actors' control efforts.
Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Ltd is believed to be a high-tech enterprise focused on providing overall special operations solutions and training systems to enhance troops’ modern combat capabilities.
The interview came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following blasts across Lebanon involving pagers on Tuesday and handheld radios on Wednesday killed 37 and injured nearly 3000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This interview follows escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, after explosive incidents involving pagers and handheld radios in Lebanon resulted in 37 fatalities and nearly 3,000 injuries, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by confirming that the ‘support front’ will remain open as long as the war in Gaza persists.
The IDF and Hezbollah, as well as other Palestinian factions, have been exchanging cross-border shelling since October 8, a day after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Chinese technology expert and founder of Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Wu Zilin, has expressed significant concerns about future safety following recent explosions in Lebanon, saying that they demonstrated that a small quantity of explosives could be concealed effectively within a battery, speaking during an interview in Shanghai on Friday, focused on recent walkie-talkie and pager explosions in Lebanon.
"The explosive this time may only be two grams of explosive - it is actually very easy to hide because it is not metal itself and it has no detonators - then the possibility of you escaping inspection is very high," he started.
He contrasted the methods used for detecting traditional explosives, noting that dust detection often fails with sealed military-grade explosives.
"[Terrorists] cannot produce such explosives in a dust-free workshop, and there is no such strong quality inspection method. But for military-grade explosives, dust explosive detection loses its effect because the explosives can be completely sealed," he added.
Wu noted that while X-ray machines can penetrate metal, they may struggle to detect small amounts of explosives mixed with electrolytes, particularly when such amounts are minimal.
"It is difficult to distinguish what chemicals are inside. Therefore, relatively speaking, the difficulty of detection is greatly increased," he added.
Reflecting on Lebanon's incidents, Wu emphasized the challenges in proving the safety of electronic devices. The critical need to ensure national security overrides concerns about protecting privacy.
"We felt that from the future national security perspective, or the perspective of public safety, special attention should be paid to this kind of steel-shell mobile phone battery; otherwise, it would easily become a safety dead corner. .... You can detonate remote-controlled bombs deployed in one country in another country, which makes remote-control methods very simple," he emphasised.
Wu advised using public networks for phone calls or pager signals to complicate hostile actors' control efforts.
Beijing Blood Wing Technology Co., Ltd is believed to be a high-tech enterprise focused on providing overall special operations solutions and training systems to enhance troops’ modern combat capabilities.
The interview came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following blasts across Lebanon involving pagers on Tuesday and handheld radios on Wednesday killed 37 and injured nearly 3000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This interview follows escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, after explosive incidents involving pagers and handheld radios in Lebanon resulted in 37 fatalities and nearly 3,000 injuries, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by confirming that the ‘support front’ will remain open as long as the war in Gaza persists.
The IDF and Hezbollah, as well as other Palestinian factions, have been exchanging cross-border shelling since October 8, a day after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.