The use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes immense civilian suffering during and after armed conflicts. The Political Declaration on the Protection of Civilians from the Use of Explosive ...
Michael Gann was arrested last month after he was accused of placing six explosive devices around the SoHo neighborhood in Manhattan Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...
The “mother of all bombs” that the United States Air Force dropped on eastern Afghanistan on Thursday weighed 21,600 pounds. The vast bulk of the bomb’s weight came from the sheer amount of explosive ...
The advent of unmanned combat vehicles is generating a need for smaller weapon systems to fit their reduced dimensions. As a result, more powerful explosives are being sought to get the most ...
Too often, explosive weapons that have wide-area effects are used in populated areas, with devastating effects on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Explosive weapons use the detonation of a ...
The bomb that exploded Saturday in New York City used an explosive called Tannerite, according to news reports. Until now, Tannerite has mostly been known to target shooters. Now it’s being implicated ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Every time a gun fires, lead leaches into the air. A scientific advancement could provide a comparable replacement for lead-based explosive materials found in ammunition, ...