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Demilitarisation of Munitions - Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Demilitarisation of Munitions - Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1, 16
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Hitherto the disposal of munitions was mostly concerned with
obsolete stocks, but the political developments in the states of
the former Soviet Union have necessitated the disposal of vast
quantities of current and obsolete stocks. Obviously, open
burning/open detonation cannot be used on such a large scale, not
least for environmental considerations. There are two main
technical problems associated with the disposal of munitions on the
scale required. First, the materials are not simple wastes or
rubbish. Their handling, storage, packaging and transportation are
subject to very rigid regulation, and justifiably so, for obvious
reasons. Second, they are very valuable goods, for which a high
price has been paid by the holding states' economic systems. Mere
destruction would mean the irretrievable loss of the value
invested. But therein lies the problem. Goods like steel or brass
scrap can easily be reclaimed, but hypergols and other rocket fuels
(for instance) represent a true chemical challenge, while, under
certain conditions, explosives may be diverted to civilian use.
This, in summary, is the problem that the present book deals with:
the two-pronged attack involving demilitarization and recycling
technologies.
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