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Based on SMEX’s analysis, three scenarios could explain what happened today.

  • Tampered devices

It is possible that the exploded pagers were part of a shipment that had been tampered with during transit. For example, small explosive devices could have been planted in them and remotely activated or set to detonate via a timer.

  • Overheated batteries

The pagers were not intercepted, but Israeli intelligence may have developed a way to exploit a vulnerability in the devices, potentially causing them to overheat and leading to battery explosions.

  • Explosions activated through radio waves

The pagers that exploded might have been tampered with during shipping (a supply chain attack), and later activated through radio waves emitted from a ground station or an intelligence device (such as an Airborne Warning and Control System, AWACS) to detonate the devices.

I highly recommend reading the SMEX article as it contains their full explanation for various questions.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Lion batteries have flames without explosions because of design considerations with the batteries: vent holes that allow pressure and heat to escape a failing battery. It's possible that if those safeguards were compromised, you could trigger an actual explosion.