Danger Uxb
by James Owen · first published 2010
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Someone gave me a book called "Danger UXB", about the teams that removed unexploded bombs across the UK during and after WWII, which was unexpectedly fascinating. Incredibly dangerous and painstaking work.
on “Cache of WW2 bombs found under a playground in Northumberland” ↗How the bomb disposal experts first learned their craft is insane. https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Uxb-Heroic-Story-Disposal/dp/0... has the story. Short version, the person working with the bomb would call out what they saw, then do what the partner said. The partner had a book and was out of the blast…
on “Land Mine Detecting Rats Are Overturning Decades of Military Norms” ↗