The “mother of all bombs” that the United States Air Force dropped on eastern Afghanistan on Thursday weighed 21,600 pounds. The vast bulk of the bomb’s weight came from the sheer amount of explosive ...
The advent of unmanned combat vehicles is generating a need for smaller weapon systems to fit their reduced dimensions. As a result, more powerful explosives are being sought to get the most ...
The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are ...
The use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes immense civilian suffering during and after armed conflicts. The Political Declaration on the Protection of Civilians from the Use of Explosive ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Every time a gun fires, lead leaches into the air. A scientific advancement could provide a comparable replacement for lead-based explosive materials found in ammunition, ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Officials in Willcox say an explosive device was found and safely dismantled by experts. Crews from Willcox Fire, Willcox Police, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and EMS ...
Michael Gann was arrested last month after he was accused of placing six explosive devices around the SoHo neighborhood in Manhattan Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...