TERRORIST TERROR BY BOMB! EXPLOSIVES A concise, up to date intelligence report on the current IRA HANDBOOK Eee Sto erent Gres Sota Late to the acenet sory of the aitle between the worl most durable Volume I-The Irish Republican Army "urban guerrilla movement and the counterinaurgency experls ‘of the Brith military + Improvised Explosives Delay Devices Homemade Mortars Letter Bombs. Information never betore avaiable fo the American public, Mustrated with photos and drawings. i's complete tusrated caaiog of word Trsigni, and badges send 1 tay to ‘0 Box Houston, Tk 77035,INTRODUCTION Violence is as Irish 2 potatoes. Contures of resentment and ‘discontent nave reruted man unprecedented reign of teror Treand, The struggle of Catholic against Protest ‘early dormant fot Mal cetury bafore marsive violence began ‘August of 1969. The decade of terorism since ta ne ha ested in newly 2000 deaths A proportionate amount of wolence in the United States would reaut in over 200000 dosh “Those ae the statistics ofthe nih terror iis harder to unerstan {he conctions at hardship andfeer tat characterize cay Hor the ciizen of Noriper Ireland. Sharlycividea by reigion and pote, Norther Irelands practically wo countries. Enemies and informers sre assassinates and "kneecapped~ Mary areas are of let forthe Britsn Army unis thay can enter in free folowing extensive and fearetu roconnasance Like the Viel Cong. he terrorists are Unracognizane trom the mass atthe population. Unie the previous eruptions of the “Wish Troubles” this one has gotten worse, The actors may be no merear ass commited fo thet {aun but the weapons ot destracton availabe fo tem are vey ‘more powerl” The pikes and Thompron submachine, guns, of ‘bygone eras are mostly a memory now It has become the era of ho bomber ‘The bomb isa special teror ofthe 20%n century. Impersanal hotly efficient, totally merciess, bombs have Blasted mone frm the fearhn our century. The bomb tespects nestee age. nor sex. Not Bolts. Iki in avanty of ways blast, Hogmenation heat chock ‘eaves, The mocern Dome that a frtrist may leave 1 #Wiggege locker or in's parked car can be uinmaginably desuetva with pressures of up t0 1000 tons per square wich and hein But if bombs aro fearul. the secorst Somber is the ultimate ightmare. He may boa fanaicallydodsenea Maruist ora a2ychote ‘moron, He may seek only property seston and publiety othe vengeance of a mound of menaleg human eraps He nay work with is fellows o create ator tung patter of destucton and fear OF may be the loner who kis at random ‘We are not concerned with poiies or motivation here. This book {deals win ne tools ofthe bomber strage. Thay range ram tne crude totnesophistates. Most Inleottersare supplied by {Governments tht have a stake inthe suiferng and Gemoralzntion ot ‘Westar ations Alrsnare anefactorincommon —the genie man for creating havoc. So many improvised wospans nave. been Produced ram novtehald articles and common supplies thatthe Dt ene ecnclusion. We wil nat sae the ang of bombs nf the next Stone Age RA tepprovised gronaceINCENDIARIES Ever since ne ancients cscovered GrookFirearsonhas proventobe fn efiocive and asry means of warfare It Is also one of the most Gevastating as recect histor proves. The Dresden and Hamourg| ‘restore of World Wer I'cansumed whole cites wit Rest suffer to met lass containers in bom® shelters. The trebome attacks on Tolyo produces more destition and loss a ife than ether ofthe [ator A-Bomt raids. Following he worst right f tho war, 16% 9qUa tiles of Tokyo ta burmed to the ground with ver 100,000 dead and 2 many injures Since incenclary devices are easily constructed from commen trator, angry mobs employed thom within ours ofthe start of Sorious disturbances in Northern Ueland Inertactional vary edt tase fighting and stone throwing during an attorpted Protestant Imarch in August of 1968. By nightal tho scone ned shifted tthe Cathal aren ofthe Sogside wnerefuilscale ete oruptedbotween Fesidents nd pole. The police equipped wih shies anc batons, were unable toremainin ne Bogside due tothe fierce resistance rom many of tne inhabitants. Operating from prepares postions, many {top commanding buldings, they pated tve police with casbieslones | fd te familar Molotov cocktils Somepotcementwereturned nto ting torches ty direct hts from the petal bombs. One sour ‘atimates that 10% ofthe entire pice free of 3.00 were inured in ‘he opening phate of the current Woubles. AS pole pressure was Inereased on the Boosie, other incigents broke out simultaneously throughout alfast unt the Briteh Army was ordered in ‘The petrol bombs were modes of simplety, consisting only of rik bottles and doth wick. tis possole thatthe more sophisticated Ehomieat ignition types of Moletov cocktail have also been used Sometimes, owever, the container is patused aa ang raw gasoline isused oraregingte. Tus doesrequroa certain aiountof caution Onane occasion. two arsorists entered a Protestant meeting hall and doused it with gasoline preparstory to setting I ablaze One man Climbed outa window ard themen remaining insigethen passed tne 8solie contalna outand proveoded stra amatch Hewas led Protestants retaliated, ioral fighting te with fre. Many Catholic families were burned out of Romes in Protestant areas. Most ofthe Tiguor trade in Ulster i controlled by Catholics. and Protestant arsonists found pus an lwiting target Despite tir ease of constuction. gazoline bombs are buy anc Sort make much provision for the bombers excape. Thus, in 1870, {here was ihe wide-spreadintrocuction of anew ana more advanced ‘ype af incenaiary. Davies began appearing in eruce. homemade Ceraboara boxes. The boxes were ols togethor by tare and usually had protnuing wooden roe wit a finger rng atiacred The inter endo me roa rest between ie jaws of aspring Toadedclothespin, Separating sbctrcal contacts attached to each ow A smal wie ed {om each jaw to two 75 vol bates conected In asenes and terminated it-a small Nesting clement bured na plastic ervalope fille with auger and chica Pydrate. Witnarawing the rd alows he ‘helt cose and ignite the Incendiary mature, prosucinga eri! but intense tena. ‘The obvious problem with this device was provision for @ delay mechanism, Ths was soved simpy ans ingeniously. Theends ate Clothespin away Wom the contacts were squeezed tojetor ang “wrappea with soicering wie. The sping tension of the clothespin wontallycauand the solder to steten, allowing the two cortactson the jaws to touch ana compete te crcl. ‘These devices and smalier second-generation devices conceates in| such containersas cigarette packages aveproven to beadangercus fd chronic nuisance for British authorities. A tequent tack Ist muggle thom info stores where they wil go off afer closing time, ‘Starches of customers and of the store at closing have mace tae ‘more dificult \Wmen the bombers find one aporoach blocked they wi avy try lanother As he dtieulyofsmugglinganghicingtlebombsin stores ‘noreased a ol FA Wek dating rom the 1930's was revived. now ‘variation of bomb was devised for delivery through store mail slots Toulowing closing time. These letor bomb type Incenciares were ‘contsinedina manllaenvelopo. inside were two plastic bags erst ‘Sontining the time-tested sugar and chiral hydrate mixture and ‘wax container of acid housed in rubber balloon or condom. The ‘Second plasic bag contained gasoline to fed the fe. Prior to Stopping the envelope through the sot the acd container was ‘rushed The acidthon boganeating trough te rubber uni tome Uncertain time Inform he future, It would feach the sugar ana ‘chlorate mixture andignite Duet theabsenceoflamnaatemateal found the mail sot Meee atlacks seldom produced more than Tocatres damage