News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.

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But the acquisition of radioactive material for a so-called 'dirty bomb,' which is radioactive material that is dispersed with a conventional explosive device, that is not that challenging.

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Although both are made from petroleum jelly, only one of them has potentially explosive material.

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According to Air Force officials, the 20.5 foot-long MOP carries over 5, 300 pounds of explosive material.

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Each shell contains a small amount of explosive material, and some is used to produce whistles and other effects.

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