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2007-09-14 Iraq

Coalition Forces find caches of terrorist media in Tarmiyah

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 over 20,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate

Isn't that rather a lot?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-14 08:22|| 2007-09-14 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 TW:

20,000 lbs of ANFO (Ammonium nitrate mixed with Fuel oil) brought down Al-Khobar towers. That's its capability.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-09-14 09:05|| 2007-09-14 09:05|| Front Page Top

#3 TW, yes and no. A lot if used as a bomb (OKC magnitude), but only enough to intensively fertilize a few square miles of cropland.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-09-14 09:06|| 2007-09-14 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I buy ammonium nitrate in 50# bags so it is only 400 bags. So really not that much when your treating acres.
BTW, an explosive expert wrote you can get prilled NH4(NO3)2 to detonate by itself, but kiddies I'm not going to tell you how to do that.

Posted by bruce 2007-09-14 18:40|| 2007-09-14 18:40|| Front Page Top

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