and bomb Disposal.
This is a specialist field within all armed forces, para-military police and even the smallest nations who just have a police force. Many overlook this area and yet it is one half of two sides, the other being demolition or sabotage units.
The quartermaster in those James Bond movies is nothing more than a demolitions expert, all glossed up with his new super toys?
We are hearing much at this time in Europe in connection with the need of the bomb disposal units, but they are active to in all areas of conflict having to deal with pipe-bombs or IED's. many fantastic robotic vehicles that are much more effective in disarming the timing and triggers,
All this experience came at the cost of many men in N-Ireland, Spain and Israel who had to slowly painstakingly work their way up to these at times complex devices.
Ordnance have been around for some time and this series will look into the different vehicles deployed from the past to the present.
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