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Explosives and propellants: Overview

Chemical energy built for speed, from mine blasts to rockets

What this tile covers Chemical stores built to release energy very fast, for mining and rockets.

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DurationLong-term

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  • Explosives
  • Rocket propellants

Linked to the material world

AN Ammonium nitrate

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