Department of Homeland Security

(U//FOUO) DHS Warning on Pressure Cooker IEDs

ROLL CALL RELEASE

  • 2 pages
  • For Official Use Only
  • July 1, 2010

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(U) Pressure Cookers as IED Components

(U//FOUO) Rudimentary improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using pressure cookers to contain the initiator, switch, and explosive charge (typically ammonium nitrate or RDX) frequently have been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Pressure cookers are common in these countries, and their presence probably would not seem out of place or suspicious to passersby or authorities. Because they are less common in the United States, the presence of a pressure cooker in an unusual location such as a building lobby or busy street corner should be treated as suspicious.

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