bomb disposal
Unexploded WWII Bomb Discovery Prompts Evacuation in East London
Up to one in 10 bombs dropped on the UK by Germany during World War 2 never exploded, due to manufacturing faults or sabotage by prisoners of war. It's thought thousands still litter the island.
Police Used a Pizza-Delivering Bomb Disposal Robot to Talk a Man Out of Killing Himself
San Jose, CA police were able to save a man's life who was threatening to jump to his death after they sent a pizza-wielding robot to urge him to negotiate.
Nobody Knows How Many Unexploded Bombs Are Hidden Under Berlin
In the thick of WWII, Allied pilots dropped some 2 million tons of bombs on German soil. Most of the bombs exploded, but up to 15 percent were duds and failed to detonate on impact. Today, these unexploded relics lie waiting.
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