EOD
-
Too big to not fail
The paradox of ammunition stockpile management << The Dublin Gunpowder Explosion TBC >> Hello there. This week I want to talk about the logistics of ammunition. Exciting stuff, I know! But please bear with me, because this topic brings with… Continue reading
-
Understanding EOD attire
What it’s really like to wear the famous bomb suit. 🎧 Audio narration available for subscribers. Sign up below to access. << EU and what army? Three lessons from the Third Gulf War >> Hello and happy Thursday. I hope… Continue reading
-
Indiscriminate killers?
The reality of cluster munitions << My culture is not your fitness regime Film review: Warfare >> Hello again to all my new and regular readers alike. Cluster munitions have been in the news recently, primarily because of the Russo-Ukrainian War.… Continue reading
-
After the war: unexploded ordnance
Why bombs are still around decades after being dropped. << Six months of military pedantry Ammunition storage failures >> Hello again to all my readers. I started writing this week’s post as I flew home, full of glühwein and good… Continue reading
-
The Hurt Locker (Addendum)
The good, the bad, and the pedantic << EOD Critiques: The Hurt Locker Mil-itary precision >> Hello again to all my loyal subscribers and new movie realism enthusiasts. I hope you enjoyed last week’s EOD exposé of The Hurt Locker, because… Continue reading
-
EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker
This is going to hurt. << Exploding cars (Part 2) The Hurt Locker (Addendum) >> This week I want to kick off a new series of posts focusing on movie and TV depictions of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), otherwise known as… Continue reading
-
Exploding cars (Part 2)
Target behaviour. << Exploding cars (Part 1) EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker >> This week is the promised follow-up to last week’s discussion on exploding cars in film and TV, and how screenwriters don’t really understand how terrorists and criminals go… Continue reading
-
Exploding cars (Part 1)
Perpetrator behaviour. << Film fashion faux pas Exploding cars (Part 2)>> Let me be very clear: I am not going to tell you how to blow up a car. So if that’s what you were looking for, please look elsewhere. Unfortunately… Continue reading
