The participants emphasized the
intensity of the training, which was
mostly filled with practical tasks.
Working with explosives, safety pro-
cedures, the theory of explosions,
and other physics-chemical issues
related to TNT, RDX, and ANFO were
valuable experiences even for those
encountering them not for the first
time. One part of the training was a
demonstration of devices triggered
both by the potential victim and re-
motely. These skills are becoming in-
creasingly forgotten as experienced
EOD technicians retire, taking with
them invaluable experiences from
Iraq and Afghanistan. Practitioners
and instructors expressed the opi-
nion that such workshops should be
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