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Fuel-air explosive

  • Fuel bomb

Nature

The warhead contains fuel that is dispersed into the air by an initial explosion. A second explosion ignites the mixture of air and fuel, creating a fireball and shock wave. It can be 10 times more powerful than conventional explosives of the same size.

Broader

Offensive weapons
Unpresentable
Bombardment
Unpresentable

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Value

Explosion
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Defence » Arms
  • Fundamental sciences » Gaseous state » Gaseous state
  • Industry » Chemical products » Chemical products
  • Resources » Energy
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4027
    DOCID
    11540270
    D7NID
    158191
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020