How can they unscrew the fuse from a WW2 bomb that was rotting under the ground or in water for 80 years, when you may have to use brutal force, heat, etc to remove bolts from a 10-year-old car (and the bolt will snap anyway)?

Question

I would expect that you wouldn’t be able to loosen anything on an old, rusty bomb, especially that it is so unstable and can go off anytime.

In: 1985

Answer 1

They will carefully evaluate each one. Typically fuses are made of high grade brass and can ha del corrosion well, but often they are disarmed in other ways or detonated on site. Even though they are very old, some WW2 bombs still explode from time to time and represent a significant risk. There are lots of them out there.