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    No big deal, similar to the Mk 76 we used, puff of smoke. England no doubt has a zillion German undetonated stuff that's a lot more of a threat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlandFood View Post
    No big deal, similar to the Mk 76 we used, puff of smoke. England no doubt has a zillion German undetonated stuff that's a lot more of a threat.
    Kind of like what the U.S. did in Vietnam & Laos!

    During the Vietnam war, US-led secret bombing raids over Laos left behind millions of unexploded cluster bombs that continue to maim and kill ...
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...ep/02/laos-usa

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    Quote Originally Posted by sage View Post
    Kind of like what the U.S. did in Vietnam & Laos!

    During the Vietnam war, US-led secret bombing raids over Laos left behind millions of unexploded cluster bombs that continue to maim and kill ...
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...ep/02/laos-usa

    Meh, **** happens, I no doubt handled many of them on a B-2 cart. Sleep like a baby too.

    Standard Arm OTOH were huge!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlandFood View Post
    Meh, **** happens, I no doubt handled many of them on a B-2 cart. Sleep like a baby too.

    Standard Arm OTOH were huge!
    I guess it works!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam

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    Never did like the stuff myself..... maybe fried out of desperation on a camping trip in my youth. Canned corned beef OTOH, mustard and rye...........

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