After No Pipe Bomb Explosions, Experts Say Packages Likely Meant to Scare Not Kill

A package addressed to former CIA head John Brennan and an explosive device that was sent to CNN's New York office on Oct. 24, 2018. ABC News via AP

The devices sent to former presidents and other top former and current officials appear designed to scare rather than kill, according to some experts.

The analysis comes after none of the 11 suspicious packages containing what appeared to be pipe bombs exploded and investigators said that at least some could not have exploded due to flaws in the designs.