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This is typically used to protect information rather than unique objects, as it's easier to have a backup copy so that the loss of any single copy doesn't mean it's lost forever. However it can also be found used with unique items that would be dangerous in the wrong hands, under the logic that it's better for no-one to have it than the wrong people.
 
Compare [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]], which is typically deliberately triggered by the owner of vehicles, buildings and bases, and [[This Page Will Self -Destruct]] where messages self destruct on a timer to avoid falling into the wrong hands, rather than being triggered by an attempted theft.
See also [[Booby Trap]], which the intent is to destroy the thief more than the loot. When this technique is used by a person to kill themselves to avoid torture/giving up secrets, that's [[Cyanide Pill]].
 
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