bomblet
Small scattered explosive
A bomblet is a small explosive device released from a larger bomb or missile, typically as part of a cluster munition.
A single bomb may scatter dozens or hundreds of bomblets over a wide area.
Bomblets that fail to detonate on impact become de facto landmines, posing long-term danger to civilians: Children often mistake unexploded bomblets for toys.
Failed device or effort
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
- disposalAct of throwing away
- hazardSource of potential harm
contamination · civilian casualty · postwar · remnant · detection · EOD · buried · dormant
Explosive initiation device
- chargeCost or accusation
- fuseProtective melting wire
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
blasting cap · incendiary · shaped charge · warhead · ignition · blast · explosion · yield
Scattered explosion fragments
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- antipersonnelDesigned to injure people
wound · penetration · spray pattern · kill zone · injury · laceration
Explosive releasing many smaller charges
- dispenserDevice that releases portions
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
- carrierOne that transports
delivery system · dispersion · scatter · release · deployment · air-dropped · ejection · separation
Official restriction on something
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- victimOne harmed by another
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
rehabilitation · NGO · contaminated land · aftermath · legacy · war crime
dud
Failed device or effort
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
- disposalAct of throwing away
hazard · contamination · civilian casualty · postwar · remnant · detection · EOD · buried · dormant
detonator
Explosive initiation device
TNT · blasting cap · incendiary · shaped charge · warhead · ignition · blast · explosion · yield · trigger mechanism
shrapnel
Scattered explosion fragments
antipersonnel · wound · penetration · spray pattern · kill zone · injury · laceration
cluster munition
Explosive releasing many smaller charges
- dispenserDevice that releases portions
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
carrier · delivery system · dispersion · scatter · release · deployment · air-dropped · ejection · separation
ban
Official restriction on something
prosthetic · rehabilitation · NGO · contaminated land · aftermath · legacy · war crime
bombletthermonuclear warhead
Fusion-powered explosive device
MOAB · hydrogen bomb · nuclear warhead · bunker buster · superbomb