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To: NormsRevenge

My understanding of fertilizer explosives is that the stuff destined for Home Depot won’t do the job. You need at least 32% Ammonium Nitrate and that’s not sold over the counter at a box store. Maybe someone else knows a little better, but I doubt there’s any potential here for terrorism.


21 posted on 05/21/2007 10:34:08 AM PDT by elmer fudd (Fukoku kyohei)
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To: elmer fudd

Maybe they’ve learned how to extract the ammonium nitrate
from the mix, might take a few chemical steps, then viola.


29 posted on 05/21/2007 11:02:12 AM PDT by Getready (Truth and wisdom are more elusive, and valuable, than gold and diamonds)
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To: elmer fudd

Here’s a thought. What percentage of Amonium nitrate does this type of fertilizer have? Any at all? If it does it may be possible to take enough out of 10,000 pounds to make a fair sized bomb. I would think you could leach it out of the fertilizer if it contained any.


30 posted on 05/21/2007 11:08:38 AM PDT by calex59
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