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Nuclear bomb possibly found (Unarmed Device dropped in ocean off Georgia during Cold War)
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| 9/13/04
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Posted on 09/13/2004 7:15:02 PM PDT by gutshot
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To: aught-6
Little bit more technical, but, that's what google is for.
"Literature
Dynamite (3 syl.). An explosive compound consisting of some absorbent (as infusorial earth) saturated with nitroglycerine. (Greek, dunamis, power.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. Military & Defense
An industrial explosive which is detonated by blasting caps. Source: European Union. (references) Mining
A. An industrial explosive that is detonated by blasting caps. The principal explosive ingredient is nitroglycerin. Diethyleneglycol dinitrate, which is also explosive, is often added as a freezing-point depressant. A dope, such as wood pulp, and an antacid, such as calcium carbonate, are also essential. See also:blasting gelatin such as ammonium nitrate, and fuels, such as vegetable fiber, are usually added.
b. A general term for detonable explosives in which the principal constituent, nitroglycerin, is contained within an absorbent substance. "Detonable" is a significant part of the definition since there are compositions that contain significant amounts of nitroglycerin but that are not detonable and are not considered to be dynamite.
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09/15/2004 3:17:25 PM PDT
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Robert A Cook PE
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Yeppers, he's right.
There's a difference between TNT and nitro ..
Pajama-clad amateurs at work!
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09/15/2004 3:19:43 PM PDT
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Robert A Cook PE
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