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Interesting decision. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the decision happened. "We should probably ask the Air-force to destroy this. It may blow up on itse
by dfischer 9y ago
Interesting decision. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the decision happened. "We should probably ask the Air-force to destroy this. It may blow up on itself..."
- jonwachob91 9y agoExplosives are routinely destroyed in controlled explosions, controlled detonations allow for us to choose when and where the ordnance detonates, minimizing collateral damage. Towing it is too dangerous when you don't know when it will detonate (imagine it detonating in port, even at sea it could kill the ship crew), and allowing it to just sit at sea leaves it at risk for detonating in the vicinity of an unsuspecting vessel.