ordnance

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Landmines remain an ongoing risk to Cambodia, and more than a million people continue to work and live on land contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance, according to the United Nations.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

One military official told the BBC that personnel were dealing with unexploded ordnance.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Hereupon the president was contented the fort should be palisadoed, the ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone