Topic: Plastic Explosives

2 chapters across the catalog

Mirific!
Episode 659 2:00:28 - 2:09:23

659: Mirific!

ISIS Funding and Domestic Threats, The Dirty Dozen

A Chicago teenager was arrested at O'Hare Airport for allegedly supporting ISIS, sparking a discussion on the "Dirty Dozen" Americans fighting in Syria who hold U.S. passports. Congressman Ruppersberger claimed ISIS has a billion dollars and sophisticated social media, while warning that the Khorasan Group is developing plastic explosives that can bypass TSA screening.

Phasers on Stun
Episode 234 34:17 - 39:37

234: Phasers on Stun

Donald Rumsfeld Slip and Undetectable Plastic Explosives

A clip of Donald Rumsfeld features him stating that Flight 93 was "shot down" over Pennsylvania, which the hosts highlight as a significant verbal slip. Additionally, Thomas Keene is heard at a National Security Preparedness meeting discussing a new, undetectable plastic explosive used in an assassination attempt on a Saudi prince. The hosts question why airport scanners are used if such explosives are undetectable.