Latvia: Open Spirit 2026 delivers real world impact in the Baltic Sea

NATO ships took part in an international mine countermeasures exercise off the coast of Latvia between 1 and 13 May 2026. Open Spirit 26 brought together Allied and Partner navies, enhanced regional security, strengthened interoperability, and reduced the threat posed Read More …

UK: WWI shell defused in Hungerford

A suspected bomb uncovered on a building site in Hungerford has been confirmed as a WWI shell. Police and bomb disposal experts attended the site in Charnham Street and carried out a controlled explosion. A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: Read More …

UK: Bomb experts explode WW1 shell in Oxfordshire

Bomb disposal experts have exploded a suspected World War One bomb that was found in an Oxfordshire canal. Thames Valley Police officers had found the shell in a canal in Banbury and asked people not to approach the area. The Force Read More …

Unexploded Bombs From World Wars Are Coming Back To Bite Us

Earth is riddled with millions of tonnes of explosive bomb material, particularly from the two world wars that struck the 20th century. While most have remained buried and forgotten over the past decades, new research is showing that many are Read More …

UK: Plymouth residents choose to stay put in face of German bomb threat

Some residents are refusing to leave their homes in Plymouth despite the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb that has led to more than 1,000 properties evacuated in the city. Thousands of people have been asked to leave Read More …

UK: First-time metal detectorist sparks panic when he finds unexploded World War One bomb

A first-time metal detectorist sparked panic in Scotland this morning after finding an ‘unexploded device’, thought to be a World War I bomb, late on Tuesday. Ryan Junor, 39, only bought his new metal detector three days before making the Read More …

Türkiye: Over 100-Year-Old WWI bomb exploded by robot

An over 100-year-old bomb has finally exploded in Turkey. Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula was the location of one of WWI’s bloodiest battles. A dangerous remnant of that conflict, which raged from April 25, 1915 until Jan. 9, 1916, was found in Read More …