Explosive ordnance disposal/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Explosive ordnance disposal.

The techniques of identifying hazardous explosive devices, including unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IED), determining if they can be rendered safe, and either attempting to render them safe or, after suitable precautions, destroying them in place