The problem

As posed by Landmine Action, explosive violence is global issue of major importance due to the harm that it causes on civilians. Regardless of the actor that makes use of explosive violence, be it a state or an unaccountable entity, it entails harming people or damaging physical assets, thus being a threat in both humanitarian and development terms.

This becomes problematic because, however lethal explosive weapons might be, they do not have a precise target. They affect an area rather than a point as such, because they have a blast radius and certain degree of fragmentation that goes beyond the point of detonation.

This issue is then regarded as a security threat an as an international public health phenomenon that deserves more attention, research and, over all, international policy and legal analysis.