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 don’t, they detonate them.

Most disposal teams will evacuate the area, pack it with explosives and sand bags, then detonate the bomb from a safe distance.

Some might be moved to a safer location to be detonated.