The compounds that Andrew Hallock made at home were extremely explosive. Acetone peroxide: This explodes with a force of up to 27,000 feet per second. It is made of materials available through retail ...

The Afghan immigrant accused of buying large quantities of hair dye and nail polish remover to make explosives had the goods to kill scores of people in New York — a devastating attack on a scale with ...

Terrorists like acetone peroxide because it’s the rare explosive that doesn’t contain nitrogen, the key ingredients bomb detectors search for. It’s also cheap, easy to make at home and so unstable ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Concerns that terrorists could produce a new and particularly dangerous form of the explosive responsible for airport security screening of passengers’ shoes and restrictions on ...