An old bomb that was dropped during World War II was found in Poland and was in the process of being defused when it detonated underwater. It was the largest unexploded bomb found from the war in Poland. The bomb was underwater from when it was dropped in a raid, but it was becoming a threat in the shipping canal because of the uncertainty of its nature. The researchers thought that there was a 50/50 chance that the bomb detonated during the process. No one was injured when the bomb exploded, but people were evacuated from the city and there were tremors felt on land. There is also a video that shows the water that shoots up from the blast.
I thought this was very interesting in the context of class this week because of our focus on WMD. Technology has advanced so far since WWII and the "earthquake bomb" is a great example of that. The bomb was 19 feet long and it would not have leveled a city, but now bombs are able to destroy the world.
By: Rachel Maida
Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54522203?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom4=B5F6FDD8-0D64-11EB-9D9F-9BDB4744363C&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld&at_medium=custom7&at_campaign=64
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