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Parent topics

• Explosives [r]: Explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitroglycerin. ^[e]
• One-point safe criterion [r]: A design goal for nuclear weapons, to ensure that a single built-in detonator firing, or an external explosive charge fired next to the weapon, could not result in a nuclear yield greater than two kilograms TNT equivalent ^[e]
• Hard target penetrator [r]: A bomb or warhead intended to penetrate rock, concrete or armor before exploding ^[e]

Subtopics

• PBX (explosive) [r]: Plastic Bonded Explosive, a family of reduced sensitivity to insensitive high explosives ^[e]

Specific mixtures\s

• AFX-757 [r]: Insensitive high explosive with thermobaric properties; contains RDX, ammonium perchlorate, aluminium powder and HTPB ^[e]
• DATB [r]: Main charge insensitive high explosive; 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3-benzenediamine; also called DATNB, diamino trinitrobenzene ^[e]
• DNPA [r]: (pDNPA): insensitive solid high explosive with good binder properties; 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate; used in explosive welding as well as nuclear weapons ^[e]
• FEFO [r]: insensitive liquid explosive binder used in explosive welding and nuclear weapon implosion systems; 1,1-[methylenebis(oxy)]-bis-[2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethane] ^[e]
• HNS [r]: Relatively shock-insensitive, very heat stable high explosive, used in slapper detonators; 1,1'-(1,2-ethylenediyl) bis-(2,4,6-trinitrobenzene); also called hexanitrostilbene ^[e]
• PBXN-103 [r]: Add brief definition or description Military Specification WS-12800) used in torpedoes Mk46, Mk48, Mk54, Quickstrike underwater mine Mk65
• PBXN-105 [r]: Add brief definition or description (Military Specification WS-13122) used in torpedo Mk48;
• PBXN-106 [r]: Insensitive high explosive made of 75% RDX with a polyethylene glycol/BDNPA-F binder system of isocyanate cross-linkers; used in shells for the 5"-54 caliber gun and AIM-54 Phoenix missile ^[e]
• PBXN-107 [r]: Cast-cured insensitive high explosive filled with RDX (86%) and polyacrylate binder (14%); used in later BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles ^[e]
• PBXN-109 [r]: An insensitive high explosive made with plastic bonding techniques, used in a wide range of U.S. and allied munitions; composed of 65% RDX (explosive), 15% hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and, 20% aluminium powder ^[e]
• PBXN-110 [r]: Add brief definition or description (Military Specification WS-22347) used in MAPAM mortar cartridge 60mm M1061, Standard Missile SM-1 & SM-2;
• PBXN-111 [r]: Add brief definition or description (Military Specification MIL-E-82902) used in CALCM cruise missile AGM-86C;
• TATB [r]: An insensitive high explosive (IHE) with the IUPAC name 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene and the trivial name triamino-trinitrobenzene; has been the principal IHE in recent U.S. nuclear weapons ^[e]

\PBXN-106 (Military Specification WS-13522) used in 5/54 caliber projectiles Mk81, Mk82, Mk83, Mk84, Mk86, Mk158, Mk160, Mk179, Phoenix missile AIM-54;

PBXN-107 (Military Specification AS-4485) used in HARM missile AGM-88 (B & C), AARGM missile AGM-88E;

PBXN-109 (Military Specification MIL-E-82886) used in low-collateral damage bomb 500lb BLU-126/B, general purpose bombs 500lb BLU-111 (/B, A/B, B/B, & C/B), 1000lb BLU-110 (/B, A/B, B/B, & C/B), 1000lb BLU-110 (/B, A/B, B/B, & C/B), 2000lb BLU-117A/B, penetrator bombs 2000lb BLU-109 (A/B & B/B), special purpose bomb 2000lb BLU-116A/B, CrashPAD bomb 2000lb BLU-119/B;

Additives

• Aluminium powder [r]: When added to explosives, increases the detonation velocity of explosions or the specific impulse of solid rocket propellants ^[e]
• Barium nitrate [r]: Ba(NO₃)₂; Industrial chemical, oxidizing agent, gives green color to fireworks; used in baratol explosive. ^[e]
• BDNPA-F [r]: For plastic bonded explosives, a polymer-plasticizer made from a 1:1 mixture 1:1 mixture of BIS 2,2-Dinitropropyl acetate and BIS 2,2-Dinitropropyl formal ^[e]
• Boric acid [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate [r]: Add brief definition or description
• DMDNB [r]: Add brief definition or description
• FEFO [r]: insensitive liquid explosive binder used in explosive welding and nuclear weapon implosion systems; 1,1-[methylenebis(oxy)]-bis-[2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethane] ^[e]
• Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Kel-F [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Lead nitrate [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Polyisobutylene [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Viton [r]: Add brief definition or description