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What goes up is subjective and relative to position, orientation, motion, and perhaps capacity and/or final state of base components.
While for entertainment, a great video showing the split second moment when things that go boom do what they are supposed to.
Never play with UXO/ERW thinking you will be quicker than it.
youtu.be/oBNLgvr8wVo
Never play with UXO/ERW thinking you will be quicker than it.
youtu.be/oBNLgvr8wVo
Hand Grenades at 5 MILLION FPS! - Ballistic High-Speed
YouTube video by Ballistic High-Speed
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
While for entertainment, a great video showing the split second moment when things that go boom do what they are supposed to.
Never play with UXO/ERW thinking you will be quicker than it.
youtu.be/oBNLgvr8wVo
Never play with UXO/ERW thinking you will be quicker than it.
youtu.be/oBNLgvr8wVo
Threat forces do not need professional engineers and state of the art manufacturing.
When assessing an area for potential threats, never make the mistake of forgetting combatants were using explosives in China by the 10th century.
When assessing an area for potential threats, never make the mistake of forgetting combatants were using explosives in China by the 10th century.
Small Arms Survey Podcast #56: Regulating Explosive Precursor Chemicals
The dual-use nature of explosive precursor chemicals (EPCs) makes implementing counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) measures complicated. These chemicals are misused to manufacture improvised e...
www.smallarmssurvey.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Threat forces do not need professional engineers and state of the art manufacturing.
When assessing an area for potential threats, never make the mistake of forgetting combatants were using explosives in China by the 10th century.
When assessing an area for potential threats, never make the mistake of forgetting combatants were using explosives in China by the 10th century.
ERW/UXO
⚠️ Critical Warning for Civilians
🚫 What NOT to do
• Do not touch
• Do not move
• Do not transport
• Do not take as a “trophy”
✅ What to do
• Keep your distance
• Mark the location if possible
• Immediately notify emergency services or military authorities
Don't know? Don't touch!
⚠️ Critical Warning for Civilians
🚫 What NOT to do
• Do not touch
• Do not move
• Do not transport
• Do not take as a “trophy”
✅ What to do
• Keep your distance
• Mark the location if possible
• Immediately notify emergency services or military authorities
Don't know? Don't touch!
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
ERW/UXO
⚠️ Critical Warning for Civilians
🚫 What NOT to do
• Do not touch
• Do not move
• Do not transport
• Do not take as a “trophy”
✅ What to do
• Keep your distance
• Mark the location if possible
• Immediately notify emergency services or military authorities
Don't know? Don't touch!
⚠️ Critical Warning for Civilians
🚫 What NOT to do
• Do not touch
• Do not move
• Do not transport
• Do not take as a “trophy”
✅ What to do
• Keep your distance
• Mark the location if possible
• Immediately notify emergency services or military authorities
Don't know? Don't touch!
Training is one of the best things you can do. Never think you know it all. New things come along, old things change. You get a chance to train, you train!
youtu.be/tKCDjBuW6wk
youtu.be/tKCDjBuW6wk
Training For Peace | United Nations Peacekeeping
YouTube video by United Nations
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Training is one of the best things you can do. Never think you know it all. New things come along, old things change. You get a chance to train, you train!
youtu.be/tKCDjBuW6wk
youtu.be/tKCDjBuW6wk
If you will not spend as much GDP as you need to take them out of service, do not spend a dime of GDP to put them into service.
icblcmc.org/our-impact/i...
icblcmc.org/our-impact/i...
ICBL Statement on Finland’s Withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty - ICBLCMC
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
icblcmc.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
If you will not spend as much GDP as you need to take them out of service, do not spend a dime of GDP to put them into service.
icblcmc.org/our-impact/i...
icblcmc.org/our-impact/i...
On onward march of technology allows even complex weapon systems to be created. No longer do you need a factory.
Hence the independent production of landmines by threat actors, which is much simpler, creates much longer ramifications when transitioning to peace.
youtu.be/yWjbQksE0GE
Hence the independent production of landmines by threat actors, which is much simpler, creates much longer ramifications when transitioning to peace.
youtu.be/yWjbQksE0GE
The Urutau: Brazil's 3D Printing Revolution Against Tyranny
YouTube video by Glorious Gats
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
On onward march of technology allows even complex weapon systems to be created. No longer do you need a factory.
Hence the independent production of landmines by threat actors, which is much simpler, creates much longer ramifications when transitioning to peace.
youtu.be/yWjbQksE0GE
Hence the independent production of landmines by threat actors, which is much simpler, creates much longer ramifications when transitioning to peace.
youtu.be/yWjbQksE0GE
The democratization of technology will always result in it eventually being misused at some point.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Sudan: UN strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Kordofan
Drone attacks targeting the UN logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, on Saturday killed six peacekeepers and injured eight others – all members of the Bangladeshi contingent serving in the UN Interim Secu...
news.un.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The democratization of technology will always result in it eventually being misused at some point.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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news.un.org/en/story/202...
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In 2024, a total of 6,279 people were killed or injured by UXO, the highest number since 2020.
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
2025 Landmine Monitor out now | MAG
The Landmine Monitor 2025, released today, reveals a sharp and deeply worrying rise in global casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, highlighting the urgent need for renewed internat...
www.maginternational.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In 2024, a total of 6,279 people were killed or injured by UXO, the highest number since 2020.
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Reposted
Japan’s military disposed of nearly 13 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa between April 2024 and March — a little more than half the amount handled the previous fiscal year, according to government records.
Japan detonated 13 tons of WWII-era ordnance on Okinawa last fiscal year
Unexploded ordnance from the 1945 Battle of Okinawa continues to turn up across the island prefecture.
www.stripes.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Japan’s military disposed of nearly 13 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa between April 2024 and March — a little more than half the amount handled the previous fiscal year, according to government records.
Just because the chaos of active conflict has ceased, that does not mean danger does not linger for years and decades after.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
2025 Clearing the Mines report out now | MAG
Mine Action Review's 2025 'Clearing the Mines' report has been released, highlighting both achievements and ongoing challenges in the global effort to clear landmines.
www.maginternational.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just because the chaos of active conflict has ceased, that does not mean danger does not linger for years and decades after.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Reminder that outside drones and IEDs, small batch weapons manufacturing is still a threat that does not go away.
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
Beyond State Control: Improvised and Craft-produced Small Arms and Light Weapons
Although the number of craft-produced small arms and light weapons is difficult to estimate, they are prevalent and range broadly in sophistication and quality. Improvised and craft-produced firearms ...
www.smallarmssurvey.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reminder that outside drones and IEDs, small batch weapons manufacturing is still a threat that does not go away.
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
There are those times when your mind struggles for words.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
There are those times when your mind struggles for words.
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Cluster munitions have not gone away and are still a clear, present, and continuing danger across the globe.
the-monitor.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cluster munitions have not gone away and are still a clear, present, and continuing danger across the globe.
"...in areas that endured a longer occupation and heavy fighting, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a massive problem."
The Ukrainians clearing Russian mines
Kyiv backed a life-saving landmine ban in 1999. Now, with Russian mines endangering fighters, farmers and children across liberated Ukraine, it wants ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"...in areas that endured a longer occupation and heavy fighting, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a massive problem."
1. Do good.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
World Humanitarian Day 2025 | Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
hhi.harvard.edu
August 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
1. Do good.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
There is always a clean up and it lasts much longer, and is much harder, than people realize.
Nick Orr, EOD expert, talks about mine clearance operations in Gaza
YouTube video by Humanity & Inclusion UK
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There is always a clean up and it lasts much longer, and is much harder, than people realize.
So what does the 14th Amendment affect?
Well, outside citizenship...
Well, outside citizenship...
Shelley v. Kraemer - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So what does the 14th Amendment affect?
Well, outside citizenship...
Well, outside citizenship...
When the rich do not want to give up theirs, but are all for taking yours.
Seneca Village - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When the rich do not want to give up theirs, but are all for taking yours.
When your Bluesky handle become more prescient every morning...
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
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Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
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Nakba - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When your Bluesky handle become more prescient every morning...
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
:(
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
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