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ICAO Montreal Protocol on Plastic Explosives (1991)

The Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, adopted by ICAO following the Lockerbie and UTA bombings. Requires all plastic explosives to contain an approved detection agent (taggant, primarily DMDNB) at minimum concentration to enable IMS airport screening detection.

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Conventional High Explosives: TNT, RDX, PETN, HMX, Composition B, C-4 and Semtex

Related terms

Brisance (shattering power)C-4 Composition B (Comp B)Detonating cord (det cord)DMDNB GC-ECD LC-MS/MS (negative ESI)Oxygen balance Semtex H

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