ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil)
A low-sensitivity bulk explosive mixture of prilled ammonium nitrate (94 per cent by weight) and fuel oil (6 per cent). The primary explosive in the Oklahoma City bomb. Commercially available as a mining explosive; its use in VBIEDs prompted regulatory review of ammonium nitrate access across the US, EU, and India.
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TATP (triacetone triperoxide)HMTD (hexamethylene triperoxide diamine)EU Regulation 2019/1148Urea nitrateAmmonium adduct [M + NH4]+Ammonium Nitrate Security Program (ANSP)Anti-handling device (AHD)Blast seatChapman-Jouguet pressureCommand-initiated switchCommercial pyrotechnic powderDADP (diacetone diperoxide)