Explosive - Wikipedia An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure
Explosive | Definition, Types, Examples, Facts | Britannica Explosive, any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period There are three fundamental types: mechanical, nuclear, and chemical
Brother and sister charged after an explosive device was found outside . . . A Florida man who fled to China and his sister have been charged after an explosive device was left outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa this month Alen Zheng, 20, is accused of planting an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base and fleeing to China, while his sister Ann Mary
IME | Home Page Quarries in all 50 states require commercial explosives to efficiently extract the aggregates that pave over four million miles of roads in the United States, enabling the safe and efficient movement of people and products to wherever the destination calls
Explosive Products and Devices | ATF Most of the materials used to build cell phones, computers, vehicles, and machinery to make roads, cut wood, and operate factories are produced in mining and quarrying operations using explosives
Explosive Ordnance - GICHD Types of explosive ordnance Long after conflicts have ended, explosive ordnance continue to kill, injure and impact the daily life of affected communities Despite significant efforts over the past two decades to limit the impact of explosive ordnance, recent armed conflicts have caused a sharp rise in the number of casualties, although many accidents go unreported, especially in conflict