01/04/2024
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”
Charlotte Edwards, Assistant Technology and Science Editor
AN explosive substance found inside many bombs used in the first and second world wars is increasingly more likely to explode, according to scientists. A new study focussed on unexploded bombs from the Second World War. It’s been published in the Royal Society Open Science journal. The researchers found that a substance called Amatol can still cause the old bombs to explode if they’re dropped during disposal. It went as far as to claim that unexploded bombs are actually getting more dangerous. Amatol is a highly explosive substance and contains TNT and ammonium nitrate.The substance wasn’t found in all the bombs in the study. The researchers think it would be impossible to know how many unexploded bombs still contain Amatol. Millions of tonnes of unexploded ammunition exist around the world.
Biography of a Bomb
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