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Experts say that it is actually quite difficult to make a bomb using fertilizer, because of the nature of the chemistry of the explosion. Ammonium nitrate is the fertilizer compound that...
Feb 25, 2013 · Explosives can be made from a range of fertilizers, but it is far too easy to turn calcium ammonium nitrate into a bomb, says U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael D. Barbero, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization.
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Aug 7, 2020 · USE IN BOMBINGS. Ammonium nitrate can be mixed with other substances to make a bomb. It was used in Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombings in London in the 1990s, the 1995 explosion that blew up a...
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NOTE: TATP: triacetone triperoxide; HMTD: hexamethylene triperoxide diamine; EGDN: ethylene glycol dinitrate; AN: ammonium nitrate; NM: nitromethane; CHP: concentrated hydrogen peroxide; KClO 3: potassium chlorate; R-salt: cyclotrimethylenetrinitrosamine. Food products include flour and icing sugar.
Aug 5, 2020 · Reuters. The destruction in Beirut is widespread. How dangerous are the gases produced? When ammonium nitrate explodes, it can release toxic gases including nitrogen oxides and ammonia gas. The...
Aug 6, 2020 · Ammonium nitrate would only explode on its own if its temperature was rapidly raised to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Any carbon-rich fuel—paper, cardboard, or even sugar—can pair with...
Oct 14, 2020 · A mixture of 94% porous pellets of ammonium nitrate acts as an oxidizing agent when added to fuel oil (6% of the total volume) and can be used to create a basic but deadly explosive. This...
