I would avoid the Stark revelations.

http://www.stopclustermunitions.org

So we are making more bombs (cluster and othe ingenious sorts) that, given the material we use today could arguably last longer than the ones we created for the two World Wars. Makes you wonder; if the ones we fired off in World War 1 can hang around for over 90 years, how long can the new ones lay buried and still remain a threat?

5% dud rate on DPCIM.

I gotta admit, on my observer course, I was always happy to be allocated some in the event of a scenario of enemy tanks. High Explosive (unless in a direct hit) does little to nothing to a tank.

Have to give a warning to your supported arms commander of the risk associated with using Improved conventional munitions - usually he’s okay with it if he doesn’t see that he’ll be using that land again anytime soon. After the Fire Support Coord centre gives you clearance it’s:

“Hail Mary full of grace
hope it lands in the right place”

It’s funny how everyone is talking about these things being in the ground. The bomblets come down on little sprial type parachutes. Consdier the risk of them getting stuck up in a tree. One day you’re walking through said forest, a strong wind blows and instead of the effect blowing up in scatters down and covers a greater area.

One should make the argument that if tanks are rarely to be used in operation tasks these days with the air superiority achieved by the States. (I say this just over a year after Canada rented some German tanks for the ‘Stan). Though if tanks exist so then will the nature of these munitions.

What should scare the fuck out of you is when the US agrees to a nuclear weapons ban.

They ALWAYS warned us about playing in the dunes and NUMEROUS signs were up saying NOT to touch anything you find.

They didn’t plant mines, thankfully, but the military training involved live ammunition and many munitions (grenades, unspent bullets etc..) did in fact remain in the dunes. Not 300/yr but many people were injured or killed as a result of kids finding something they know little about.

Anyhow, the provincial park used to do, as well as the military for provincial park visitors, demonstrations so families can school their kids in “if you find something do not touch it.”

They were often hidden in the sand so yes, sometimes curiosity was not to blame, but still the warnings helped.

While not a jungle, think of yourself as being 8 yrs old, running with your cousins and friends, jumping from dune top to dune bottom, rolling down the hills… things happen.

What should have been done is sweeping for the weapons, and I think they did a little, when they had spare cycles or someone they didn’t like in the military.