Circular 158/2019/TT-BQP: 5 Types of Warheads Permitted for Grenade Destruction

Currently, the demolition of fragmentation grenades and high-explosive, fragmentation-explosive rounds (hereinafter referred to as explosive ordnance disposal) within the scope of application of the National Technical Regulation on Demolition of Fragmentation Grenades and High-Explosive, Fragmentation-Explosive Rounds (QCVN 08:2019/BQP) issued together with Circular 158/2019/TT-BQP: Is a method of handling by using explosives to cause a complete destruction of the ordnance.

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To be specific, there are 05 types of ordnance permitted for disposal upon the decision of the competent authority as listed below:

- Various types of disassembled ordnance at level 5 that cannot be dismantled into parts and cannot be handled by other methods (disassembly, incineration, explosive defusing, or sawing);

- Ordnance with fuzes installed but damaged, deformed, rusted to the point that fuzes cannot be removed; ordnance loaded with degraded explosives;

- Various types of ordnance outside the military equipment plan or no longer usable and cannot be handled by other methods (disassembly, incineration, explosive defusing, or sawing);

- Ordnance that failed to explode after being fired or thrown to the target or were determined by inspection to be hazardous and must be disposed of on-site;

- Ordnance with unknown origins.

This regulation also stipulates that the types of ordnance not permitted for disposal are those specified by competent authorities as not allowed for disposal.

For more details, see Circular 158/2019/TT-BQP effective from December 09, 2019.

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