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 if they can. They might also cut open the casing, with a water jet for example. then steam out the explosives.
If not they’ll do a controlled detonation.
There are a lot of factors that go towards what kind of decision they take.