Unexploded ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO) and unexploded bombs (UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition, and other munitions) that did not explode when they were deployed and remain at detonative risk, sometimes many decades after they were used or discarded.

2019年6月3日 · More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, unexploded ordnance (UXO) from numerous conflicts, but primarily dropped by U.S. forces over Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam during the Vietnam War, continues to cause casualties in those countries.

2019年6月3日 · The remnants of the Vietnam War (1963-1975) and other regional conflicts have left mainland Southeast Asia as a region heavily contaminated with unexploded ordnance, or UXO. 1 More than 45 years after the United States ceased its extensive bombing of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, hundreds of civilians are still injured or killed each year by UXO ...

More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, unexploded ordnance UXO from numerous conflicts, but primarily dropped by U.S. forces over Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam during the Vietnam War, continues to cause casualties in those countries.

2019年6月3日 · CRS Product Type: Reports: Referenced Legislation: H.R. 2097; P.L.116-6: Publication Date: 06/03/2019: Authors: Dolven, Ben; Feickert, Andrew; Lum, Thomas; Martin ...

2025年2月13日 · URUMA CITY, Okinawa — Japanese troops exploded 461 U.S.-made shells off the coast on Thursday, the latest in a continuing stream of World War II leftovers that turn up on the former island...

2024年11月25日 · Current estimates hold that it could take Southeast Asia “100 years or more” to clear UXO at the current pace, forcing multiple future generations to face this dangerous legacy. Within the U.S., two frameworks have effectively addressed contamination: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) [9] and ...

More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, unexploded ordnance (UXO) from numerous conflicts, but primarily dropped by U.S. forces over Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam during the Vietnam War, continues to cause casualties in those countries.

MAG states that all 17 provinces in Laos have UXO contamination and estimates that since the end of the war in 1975, 20,000 people have been killed or maimed by leftover bombs in Laos. Today, casualties per year number approximately 300. While in Laos in 2000, I saw many MAG posters warning that the land is still littered with unexploded ordnance.

MAG states that all 17 provinces in Laos have UXO contamination and estimates that since the end of the war in 1975, 20,000 people have been killed or maimed by leftover bombs in Laos. Today, casualties per year number approximately 300. While in Laos in 2000, I saw many MAG posters warning that the land is still littered with unexploded ordnance.