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Originally Posted by vienna

it's one thing to face an explosive when it is 'new' and it's another to face a device nearly three-quarters of a century old, deteriorated, unstable, and affected by any number of variables the 'new' devices did not present. Whatever it is they pay them, it certainly not enough...



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INDEED 10% of all bombs dropped in WWII were 'duds'! http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150922-these-nazi-bombs-are-more-dangerous-now-than-ever-before

Cooke likens the design of a bomb to the process of making a fire: you light a match, ignite some paper, set fire to some kindling and finally ignite the coal. In his analogy the match, the most sensitive component in the whole chain, is the fuse, and the coal the explosive. The first and most critical step in the so-called Render Safe Process (RSP) is therefore to deactivate the fuse. Fuse Immunisation, as it’s known, typically involves drilling into the fuse and introducing a solution that neutralises the chemicals.

The average number of unexploded ordinance devices (UXO's) in Germany found daily is 15! and the problem is world wide. Laos is a particularly nasty problem...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexploded_ordnance