Search Details

Word: plessey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...gold- plated nickel wire like the one that had been removed from the body of the Japanese youth killed in the blast over Hawaii. Identical wires were found in the Rio, Geneva and Tunis devices, in each case attached to a commonly available E-cell electronic timer made by Plessey, USA, an electronics firm based in White Plains, N.Y. All three bombs used a distinctive, homemade version of the easily procurable high explosive PETN. All were powered by AAA- size batteries from the same manufacturer and the same lot. Clinching the case, the Hawaii bomber had left a fingerprint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: The Life and Crimes of a Middle East Terrorist | 1/14/1991 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Next