Further proof that there have been times in history when awareness of IED threats was much heightened. In 1913 the Suffragette campaign was ongoing, and clearly there was increased security to spot and deal with suspect packages. This “Punch” cartoon of June 1913 has a gentle dig at the bomb security industry. Note the steam powered Westminster council EOD vehicle with containment system in the background, with a useful red flag flying….
Read a couple of books on the miners strikes in Colorado in the early 1900’s. I guess people have been planting these infernal machines for many a year.
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Funnily enough my next post is about command IEDs used during those strikes. I’ll be posting it in a couple of days.