[LINK] How did pagers explode?

[Tom Worthington]

Yesterday SBS News asked me about exploding pagers. So propped my phone 
on a suitcase & was interviewed for the national news: "How did 
Hezbollah's pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria?". 
https://youtu.be/98u6VcDiNJ0?si=xbPMkrJLCAmNFIxN

When working at HQ Australian Defence Force I tested the use of pagers, 
traveling around defence bases in northern Australia by RAAF aircraft. 
The units were able to receive messages in remote areas and while in 
flight, making them useful.

One feature which I noticed was that it was possible to send a test 
message to a pager which was apparently switched off. The only way to 
prevent this was to remove the battery from the unit. It is likely that 
something like this was used for the attack on Hezbollah. Also I warned 
that some of the pagers could have not been delivered to their intended 
targets and pose a danger to the community, worldwide.

Any thoughts for followup interviews? 
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2024/09/how-did-pagers-explode.html

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Tom Worthington, MEd FHEA FACS CP IP3P http://www.tomw.net.au 
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Honorary Lecturer, Computer Science, Australian National University 
https://cecc.anu.edu.au/people/tom-worthington

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