. "Appendix M." Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1998.
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Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors
MAIN CHARGE
The main charge is the primary source of explosive energy. It can be purchased legally or fraudulently; stolen from commercial sources; obtained illegally from military sources; or improvised by mixing together widely available chemicals, such as AN and fuel oil.1
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See Chapter 1 for additional information on sources and use.
