The threat from explosive events in ammunition storage areas

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(Угроза со стороны потенциальноопасных взрывов на технических территориях арсеналов, баз). — Без авторов. Доклад. Explosive Capabilities Limited, 2009. – 18 с.It is now acknowledged that in almost all post-conflict environments, and in many developing countries, a physical risk exists to communities from the presence of abandoned, damaged or inappropriately stored and managed stockpiles of ammunition and explosives. News of major ammunition depot explosions makes the headlines several times in any single year, but many minor events go unreported. All of these events though have a devastating impact on local communities. Large number of casualties, widespread destruction of infrastructure, and the disruption of the livelihood of entire communities often result. In addition to the immediate human suffering, such explosions can have major negative effects on the environment and, in States with limited means to finance the technically challenging clean-up costs, local populations, especially children, are all too often exposed to the risk of injury or death due to the unexploded ordnance1 that tends to litter large areas for extended periods of time after the initial undesirable ammunition explosion.