Post by MCDemuth on Jul 11, 2019 0:58:20 GMT
There could be at least ten unexploded World War II bombs encased in ash at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years ago, a cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under 13 to 20 feet of volcanic ash along with people, animals, art, roads, and buildings. But that’s not all that’s buried. Even unexploded World War II bombs are lurking underneath the ashes.
During World War II, the Nazis controlled all of Europe, including Italy and stationed German soldiers in Pompeii. Supply routes were also established in the area. In an effort to weaken Nazi defenses and pave the way for liberation, the Allies, unfortunately, had no choice but to execute bombing runs against various locations across the continent, including Pompeii.
According to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles: "As part of Operation Avalanche to liberate southern Italy in the autumn of 1943, Allied forces fought to dislodge German soldiers and disrupt their resupply routes. Important targeted roads, railways, bridges, and overpasses were located near the archaeological site of Pompeii, whose ruins were badly damaged by a series of bombings carried out by American and British fighters. Significant destruction occurred throughout the site, and some of Pompeii’s most famous monuments, as well as its museum, were struck."
It turns out the Allies dropped around 165 bombs on the site, and some are still encased in ash and are waiting to be excavated.
Unless they explode first, of course.
Reports of the unexploded ordinance have gone viral in recent days, resulting in a call to action by archaeologists and assurances by Pompeii officials that the site is perfectly safe.
“This is an occasion to acknowledge the spirit of Pompeii and its valuable heritage,” Confederation of Archaeologists president Alessandro Pintucci told the Independent. “While protection of the site is conducted on a daily basis for any damage caused by tourist traffic or the passage of time, we need to broaden our scope.”
Indeed, an unexploded World War II bomb may be old, but is still a viable danger.
For instance, a World War II bomb recently exploded in a German field and left a crater 33 feet wide and 14 feet deep. Luckily, no one was killed or injured because the explosion happened at night in a field. It could easily have been under a city square.
So, these bombs penetrated the ground at Pompeii easily and some just never exploded. But at some point, they might because of decaying fuses. In other words, they are ticking time bombs waiting to be triggered.
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www.ancient-code.com/there-could-be-at-least-ten-unexploded-world-war-ii-bombs-encased-in-ash-at-pompeii/
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Again, Pompeii officials claim that the site is still safe for workers and tourists, but as the bomb in Ahlbach, Germany demonstrates, these unexploded munitions can go off at any time even if they have been undisturbed for the last 70 years. Even minor vibrations could be enough to accidentally cause them to explode.
In fact, the Allies dropped millions of bombs across Europe, and a lot of them are still buried and pose a threat to public safety.
A German bomb specialist told Air & Space in 2016 that there are so many unexploded bombs around Europe that “there will still be bombs 200 years from now.”
It’s a really depressing thought that a war fought so long ago can still kill people born long after it ended.
That’s why it is crucial that these bombs be detected as soon as possible and removed before further tragedy ensues in Pompeii, a city that has already suffered enough tragedy to last another 2000 years.
And what about SEA MINES?
On the morning of 21 November 1916, the HMHS Britannic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was shaken by an explosion caused by a naval mine near the Greek island of Kea and foundered 55 minutes later, killing 30 people.
There were 1,065 people on board; the 1,035 survivors were rescued from the water and lifeboats. Britannic was the largest ship lost in the First World War.
In September 2003, an expedition led by Carl Spencer dived into the wreck.[85] This was the first expedition to dive Britannic where all the bottom divers were using closed circuit rebreathers (CCR). Diver Rich Stevenson found that several watertight doors were open. It has been suggested that this was because the mine strike coincided with the change of watches. Alternatively, the explosion may have distorted the doorframes. A number of mine anchors were located off the wreck by sonar expert Bill Smith, confirming the German records of U-73 that Britannic was sunk by a single mine and the damage was compounded by open portholes and watertight doors. Spencer's expedition was broadcast extensively across the world for many years by National Geographic and the UK's Channel 5.
Read More Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Britannic
And so... what happened to all the other Sea Mines, that the U-73, and other ships, anchored to the bottom of the seas around the world?
How about Lost Nukes?
Pretty scary to think about something dangerous lying in the ground, perhaps under your home, that you don't know about, that could still go boom...