Baratol

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Baratol [r]: (Also barytol; A mixture of 24% TNT and 76% barium nitrate, used in the Fat Man (nuclear weapon) as a "slow explosive" to shape compression waves in the implosion system; detonation velocity of 4,870 m/sec and cast density 2.55 of g/cm3. [e]

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