Collateral damage from the use of indirect fire in populated areas – can it be avoided?

ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog · May 5, 2022 · 13m

Collateral damage is the unintended damage inflicted on humans, structures, animals and the natural environment that are not the target of the attack. The lack of precision in the delivery of explosive weapons may be the main source of collateral damage affecting the civilian population. In this post, Ove Dullum, Principal Scientist at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, describes the sources of such inaccuracies and the tools available to reduce them.