Suddenly, there's a flash of intense light and heat, followed by a rapidly expanding fireball. Combustion of high explosives is everywhere in popular culture, and it's also critical for ensuring the ...

Three companies have secured positions on a potential five-year, $99.5 million contract to help the U.S. Army load, assemble and pack 60- and 81-millimeter high-explosive mortar cartridges. The Army ...

Could a single regulatory gap leave tens of thousands of pounds of high explosives without a safety inspection? At Accurate Energetic Systems’ Building 602 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, that gap ...

Explosives have legitimate applications in agriculture, industry, and the military. Legitimate chemicals are particularly dangerous and require regulation because of their potential for misuse by ...