Explosives fundamental features

This means that the fundamental features possessed by an explosive are ... 

Several aspects of explosives definition, classification, fundamental features, important characteristics including their applications in various fields have already been discussed in Chapter 1. During last 50 years, the number of explosives reported in the literature has increased exponentially and it is therefore proposed to discuss the status of current and future explosives in this chapter. Toward the end, some areas have also been identified for further research in the coming years by the high energy materials (HEMs) community. 

This book contains six chapters. While chapter one of this book introduces the subject in terms of salient/fundamental features of explosives, additional requirements for military explosives and their applications (military, commercial, space, nuclear others), chapter 2 highlights the status of current and futuristic explosives in the light of their special characteristics. In addition, the future scope of research in this field has also been brought into focus in this chapter. 

In this chapter, we will consider some fundamentals of explosive technology, the properties of some common explosives, including any detection-related aspects, their availability, performance, and any feature that might lead a terrorist to choose one over another. 

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