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2 unusual facts about Explosive weapon


Explosive weapon

Taken in combination, Amended Protocol II and Protocol V to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons establish a responsibility on the users of explosive weapons to record and retain information on their use of such weapons (including the location of use and the type and quantity of weapons used), to provide such information to parties in control of territory that may be affected by UXO, and to assist with the removal of this threat.

The Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868 prohibits the use of certain explosive rifle projectiles.



see also

UXB

Unexploded bomb, an explosive weapon that did not explode when it was employed and still poses a risk of detonation