Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) defines military munitions/explosive ordnance as any munition, weapon delivery system, or ordnance item that contains explosives, propellants, or chemical agents. UXO is military munitions/explosive ordnance that has been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action, and that has been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material, and remains unexploded either by malfunction, design, or for any other cause.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA389383

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Emergencies
  • Environment
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Munitions
  • Public Health
  • Standards
  • Unexploded Ammunition

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering