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This thing seems to happen once in a while and all the times I can remember the bomb is safely disarmed, which obviously is the best outcome. Does anyone know

by tedeh 9y ago

This thing seems to happen once in a while and all the times I can remember the bomb is safely disarmed, which obviously is the best outcome. Does anyone know how long ago it was that one of these things actually unintentionally exploded?

anvandare 9y ago
In Germany at least as recently as 2014: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10550492/Construction-worker-dies-as-World-War-II-bomb-explodes-in-Germany.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/105... Unexploded ordnance is a sad thing, causing continued death and misery (mostly land mines) long after whatever war it was meant for has ended.
- phillc73 9y ago
  There was a controlled explosion in Graz, Austria in 2011. The un-exploded ordnance was found during excavations for expansion of the main railway station. http://www.viennareview.net/news/news-briefs/austria-news-briefs/wwii-bomb-in-graz http://www.viennareview.net/news/news-briefs/austria-news-br... http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/english_news/23308_WWII-bomb-discovery-brings-public-transport-to-a-halt.html?em_cnt=23308 http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/english_news/23308_W...
- sschueller 9y ago
  Cluster bombs are also horrific devices and should not be used by anyone including the United States. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/cluster-munitions-pentagon-south-korea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/cluster-munitions-pent...
MagnumOpus 9y ago
The latest I remember is three months ago, in Kuala Lumpur [1]. Three very serious injuries. In the UK I don't remember any uncontrolled explosions, though a lot of the bombs are detonated by the EOD teams rather than disarmed. [1] http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/10/3-workers-seriously-hurt-in-mrt-project-explosion-in-kl/ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/10/...

by tedeh 9y ago

anvandare 9y ago

In Germany at least as recently as 2014: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10550492/Construction-worker-dies-as-World-War-II-bomb-explodes-in-Germany.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/105... Unexploded ordnance is a sad thing, causing continued death and misery (mostly land mines) long after whatever war it was meant for has ended.

phillc73 9y ago
There was a controlled explosion in Graz, Austria in 2011. The un-exploded ordnance was found during excavations for expansion of the main railway station. http://www.viennareview.net/news/news-briefs/austria-news-briefs/wwii-bomb-in-graz http://www.viennareview.net/news/news-briefs/austria-news-br... http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/english_news/23308_WWII-bomb-discovery-brings-public-transport-to-a-halt.html?em_cnt=23308 http://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/english_news/23308_W...
sschueller 9y ago
Cluster bombs are also horrific devices and should not be used by anyone including the United States. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/cluster-munitions-pentagon-south-korea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/cluster-munitions-pent...

MagnumOpus 9y ago

The latest I remember is three months ago, in Kuala Lumpur [1]. Three very serious injuries. In the UK I don't remember any uncontrolled explosions, though a lot of the bombs are detonated by the EOD teams rather than disarmed. [1] http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/10/3-workers-seriously-hurt-in-mrt-project-explosion-in-kl/ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/10/...