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UK PRIME MINISTER WANTS SEMTEX INCLUDED IN OEM TONER MANUFACTRING
Cameron requests Semtex be included in toner cartridges
Prime
Minister David Cameron has provoked outrage amongst some of the most
powerful printer manufacturers worldwide by insisting Semtex is included
in all future production of toner cartridges.The request was made in
direct response to the recent attempted terrorist attacks on a number of
Trans-Atlantic cargo flights, and more specifically to the threat posed
by Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), the difficult to detect plastic
explosive contained within the improvised devices.In an emergency
meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, he insisted a small amount of
Semtex be placed in each unit produced in order to ensure any similar
explosive devices would be intercepted by existing air port detection
systems.Manufacturers are said to have reacted furiously to the
request and pointedly refused to comply, fearing the broader
implications of such a move.’There is absolutely no way we would
consider such a preposterous proposition. This would put more dangerous
explosives into the hands of terrorists and we would effectively become
arms dealers,’ said Peter Part, Chief Executive of Nerox.A
spokesperson for the Prime Minister said he felt the move was
‘necessary’, as printer manufacturers ‘needed to play a more active role
in addressing the threat of terrorism’ but stated he was happy to put
talks ‘on hold until further research was conducted.’PETN is one of the
components of Semtex. It is colourless, odourless and is virtually
undetectable when wrapped tightly by foreign hands.
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