Posted on 12/19/2005 1:29:57 PM PST by CedarDave
Officials Fret Over Disappearance Of Explosives 150 Pounds Of Explosives Missing From Sandia-Affiliated Company
POSTED: 2:10 pm MST December 19, 2005 UPDATED: 2:17 pm MST December 19, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Officials discovered hundreds of pounds of explosives stolen in Albuquerque on Sunday.
One hundred fifty pounds of c4, 250 pound deta sheet, and 2,000 blasting caps were taken from a Sandia Labs employee's company.
Officials are very concerned about these thefts.
The items were stolen from a facility in Southwest Albuquerque.
Burglars apparently cut through steel bars to get at the goods.
C4 is a plastic explosive.
A deta sheet is another explosive that looks like a rubbery sheet of orange or green paper.
What makes deta sheets especially dangerous is that they can be hidden in books or letters. It cannot be spotted by a metal detector but are used by engineers for detonation.
Blasting caps are devices used to set off explosives.
If you know anything about the disappearance, please call police.
Copyright 2005 by TheNewMexicoChannel.com.
I heard it is enough to blow up a building -- hope that doesn't mean a dam or two as well. The area this disappeared from makes me nervous... since I live in the SW.
There was also gas missing in Arizona.
That would be classified as an understatement if indeed 100lbs+ is gone
Demo 101 http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_Explosives,,00.html
That would be classified as an understatement if indeed 100lbs+ is gone
Demo 101 http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_Explosives,,00.html
What kind of gas?
The missing 400 pounds of explosives includes 150 pounds of what is known as C-4 plastic, or "sheet explosive," which can be shaped and molded and is often used by terrorists and military operatives ... Also, 2,500 detonators were missing from a storage explosive container, or magazine, in a bunker owned by Cherry Engineering.
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Yep, I got the story earlier, but THANKS Ernest...I'll take a look at this thread.
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TheNewMexicoChannel.com: Albuquerque, New Mexico - "150 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES MISSING FROM SANDIA-AFFILIATED COMPANY" ARTICLE SNIPPET: "About 150 pounds of C4, 250 pounds of deta sheets and 2,000 blasting caps were taken from a storage facility west of Albuquerque.") (Updated December 19, 2005) (Read More...)
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Governor Bill Richardson is surely losing sleep over this theft. (Not!!!)
PS Squantos, I think I may have typoed you a new nickname Mt :)
Gasoline. Car fuel.
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Radioactive Materials Still Missing in North Texas
LOL.....I do need to lose a few pounds .....
Maybe Eaker and Slim....:o)
Oh, he made an appearance on the local news shows saying how important it was to find the explosives. Doubt if it was much more than a blip considering his busy schedule traveling.
Not me, I wouldn't want to store the stuff until the 4th of July anyway.
Plus I'm smart enough to know that in attempting the jump from fuses to timers I'd probably end up Tijeras Stumpy.
Bad news though, considering the types and quantities.
Multitude of possibilities regarding the uses of that crap.....
Stay safe Slim !
The only things democrats fret over is gay marraige and how they are going to shove it down our throats.
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