"… t could be minefields.Government officials refer to unexploded ordnance as UXOs. Across Laos, villagers and school children know them simply as “bombies …"

"… n streams, near schools and within villages.About half the casualties from UXOs are children who mistake dart-shaped bombs or baseball-sized ordnance for …"

"… one of a handful of outside organizations helping the Lao government clear UXOs.During a break from a sweep of a rice field, Souvanthone talked about the …"

"… oune—he goes only by his family name—recalled his own experiences with UXOs. He knew there were lots of bombs outside his village. He smiled briefly a …"