Family Finds Cluster Bomb: “I Couldn’t Get Out the Door Fast Enough”

In Niceville, Florida, a family discovered a live Vietnam-era cluster bomblet brought home in a toolbox of scrap metal. A Google search misidentified it as inert, but local authorities and Eglin Air Force Base’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team safely removed the dangerous device. The incident highlights the risks of unexploded ordnance near the Eglin test range and the limitations of relying on Google for safety judgments.
Resident Brings Home UXO They Found. Eglin: This is not an out of the ordinary call”

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Eglin to Detonate Unexploded Bombs Found in Choctawhatchee Bay

Navy EOD teams will safely detonate six 80-year-old World War II ordnance found in Choctawhatchee Bay, with operations taking place on Oct. 24 and 25.