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The art of defusing a second world war bomb

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/06/it-could-knock-a-whole-street-down-the-art-of-defusing-a-second-world-war-bomb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987858 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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