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[–] jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am somewhat in between amazed and terrified. Amazed, that the bomb somehow still worked, terrified because in Europe there are a lot of them left. Never ever thought that they could still explode.

[–] Occultist0178@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I live in Germany and where I live at least once a weak a WWII bomb is found and defused. Rarely they have to be exploded in a controlled way and even more rarely they explode on their own. For me these findings are a normal annoyance when train lines or streets are blocked because of defusal.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 week ago

Now consider the places in impoverished countries where children walk through spaces with landmines left from civil strife.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said.

Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.

Officials said an investigation by the Self-Defense Forces and police confirmed that the explosion was caused by a 500-pound U.S. bomb and there was no further danger. They were determining what caused its sudden detonation.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How is this politics? Apolitical world news.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How is this politics?

The bomb had a 39% approval rating in the US. It's believed to be a front runner in 2028.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s from a worldwide war

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is there any current political issue?

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

War never changes

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