ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED ITEMS

By C. PAIRO

1 INTRODUCTION 2 EXPLOSIVE MATTER 3 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BASICS REGARDING CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLOSIVES 4 CHEMICAL PRECURSORS 5 HOME-MADE EXPLOSIVES 6 GAS-GENERATING REACTIONS 7 IMPROVISED INCENDIARIES 8 IMPROVISED PYROTECHNICS 9 IMPROVISED PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES 10 GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 11 CONCLUSION 12 LEXICON OF ABBREVIATIONS