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Unexploded ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO) and unexploded bombs (UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition, and other munitions) that did not explode when they were deployed and remain at detonative risk, sometimes many decades after they were used or discarded.
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD; French: Centre international de déminage humanitaire - CIDHG) is an international organisation working in mine action and explosive ordnance risk reduction, with a focus on landmines, cluster munitions and ammunition stockpiles.
During the initial invasions, the U.S. Army EOD mission required the focus to be primarily on conventional operations, such as UXO mitigation and emergency ammunition destruction. [20] [21] However, the mission focus quickly transitioned to address the asymmetric threat as counter-insurgency operations (COIN) began. [22]
A mine clearance organization, or demining organization, is an organization involved in the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) for military, humanitarian, or commercial reasons. Demining includes mine clearance (actual removal and destruction of landmines/UXO from the ground), as well as surveying, mapping and marking of ...
Pentagon report on military extremism relied on old data. Over the last few years, USA TODAY has closely followed the Pentagon’s approach to tackling extremism in the armed forces. In 2021 ...
Project Masam is a multilateral humanitarian land mine clearance project in Yemen launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June 2018. [1]It works in coordination and partnership with Yemen Executive Mine Action Center to clear Yemeni territory of Anti-tank (AT) and Anti-personnel mines (AP) along with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) with the aim of ...
NFL fans won't be lucky enough to experience another bye week hiatus in Week 9, but the league's Sunday slate still looks loaded.. The first Sunday of November will feature 13 games, meaning 26 of ...
Idaho can enforce a first-of-its-kind "abortion trafficking" law against those who harbor or transport a minor to get an abortion out of state without parental consent, a federal appeals court ...