Global Dialogue | Lebanon pager attack raises fears of common devices being weaponized

Thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated in attacks across Lebanon since Tuesday, targeting the country's armed group Hezbollah.

The explosions of these devices have killed dozens and wounded thousands.  

A Lebanese security source told Reuters that the Mossad, Israel's spy agency, planted explosives in 5,000 pagers that Hezbollah had ordered months before the explosions.

Can other electronic devices be weaponized? How does it affect supply-chain security? Global Dialogue speaks to Dr. Suresh Ramasamy, Chief Research Officer from Malaysia's Center for Advanced Computing & Telecommunications for answers.

Reporter | Xachary, Zhou Jing (intern)

Video | Xachary

Editor | Will, Stevens, James