tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post136115951306058217..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Defusing BombsClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-50112267611046565852022-03-11T14:07:34.896-07:002022-03-11T14:07:34.896-07:00If it was the same video released by the State Eme...If it was the same video released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine that I saw, they were defusing it not for re-use of materials, but to make it safe(r) for people to be in the area.<br /><br />It was a 500KG bomb, which is pretty sizable:<br />https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60689562 <br /><br />Not long ago in Exeter England, the bomb-disposal experts found a 1000KG bomb that they determined was too degraded to be moved or defused in place, and even with hundreds of tons of added sand to make it a 'controlled' explosion, many of the homes and businesses in the area have still not been made habitable again because of the damage from the explosion. Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.com