Unexploded bombs

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Unexploded bombs has been mentioned in one podcast episode on NPR (Nov 2025).

Unexploded ordnance and unexploded bombs (UXBs) are explosive weapons that did not explode when they were deployed and remain at risk for detonation, sometimes many decades after they were used or discarded. When unwanted munitions are found, they are sometimes destroyed in controlled explosions, but accidental detonation of even very old explosives might also occur, sometimes with fatal consequences.