The discovery of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War threw Paris transportation into chaos on March 7. The bomb suspended high-speed train links with London and Brussels and closed roads in the area before it was safely defused.
Dr. Alex Souchen, a professor in the University of Guelph’s Department of History, studies the history of warfare, science and technology. He’s the author of War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada.
Souchen has discussed unexploded ordnance with several publications, including The New York Times, and is available to discuss the unexploded bomb discovered in Paris, the public safety impact and other unexploded legacies of the Second World War.
Contact:
Dr. Alex Souchen
asouchen@uoguelph.ca