demining
Clearing buried bombs
Demining is the process of detecting and removing landmines and unexploded ordnance from an area.
The work is painstaking and dangerous, typically performed by specialists using metal detectors, trained dogs, or armored machinery.
Countries ravaged by war often require decades of demining before land is safe for civilians: Demining efforts in Cambodia continue forty years after the conflict ended.
Military ammunition that failed to detonate
- sappersSoldiers specializing in fortifications
- proddersThose who poke
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
Prone to sudden detonation
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- booby-trapConcealed device causing harm
- unexplodedFailed to discharge
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
shrapnel · tripwire · anti-personnel · anti-tank · cluster munitions · submunitions · fragmentation · detonation
Non-military population
- victim assistanceSupport for crime-affected individuals
- survivorsThose still alive after
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
NGOs · MAG · awareness · community · resettlement · displaced · refugees · reconstruction
Head covers tinted azure
- peacekeepersForces maintaining cease-fires
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- missionPurpose-driven task
- post-conflictAfter armed struggle ends
ceasefire · reconstruction · multinational · deployment · security · trust fund · handover · monitoring
Armed hostile engagement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- anti-tank minesBuried ordnance targeting armor
artillery · IEDs · guerrilla · frontline · post-war · armed forces · defensive barrier · combat engineers
Render harmless
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- controlled detonationIntentional explosion under supervision
bomb disposal · disruption · neutralize · robot · protective equipment · blast suit · visor · safety protocols
unexploded ordnance
Military ammunition that failed to detonate
explosive
Prone to sudden detonation
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- booby-trapConcealed device causing harm
- unexplodedFailed to discharge
ordnance · shrapnel · tripwire · anti-personnel · anti-tank · cluster munitions · submunitions · fragmentation · detonation · blast
civilians
Non-military population
- victim assistanceSupport for crime-affected individuals
- survivorsThose still alive after
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
rehabilitation · NGOs · MAG · awareness · community · resettlement · displaced · refugees · reconstruction · development
blue helmets
Head covers tinted azure
- peacekeepersForces maintaining cease-fires
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- missionPurpose-driven task
post-conflict · ceasefire · reconstruction · multinational · deployment · security · trust fund · handover · monitoring · verification
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
anti-tank mines · artillery · IEDs · guerrilla · frontline · post-war · armed forces · defensive barrier · combat engineers
defuse
Render harmless
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- deactivationRendering inoperative
controlled detonation · bomb disposal · disruption · neutralize · robot · protective equipment · blast suit · visor · safety protocols · evacuation
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
- interventionsrescue, surgery, therapy, aid, assistance
- ordnancebomb, grenade, mortar round, artillery shell, munition
- Peacekeepingpeacekeepers, peacekeeping missions, blue helmets, UN peacekeeping, UN missions
mine, mining, miner, mined, miners, minefield, landmine, mineshaft, mineworker