Cyclotol
Type of explosive
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::summary Type of explosive ::
Cyclotol is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is related to the more common Composition B, which is roughly 60% RDX and 40% TNT; various compositions of Cyclotol contain from 65% to 80% RDX. |last=Cooper |first=Paul W. |title=Explosives Engineering |year=1996 |publisher=Wiley-VCH |isbn=0-471-18636-8
Properties
Use
Cyclotol is not commonly used, but was reportedly the main explosive used in at least some models of US nuclear weapons. Sublette lists Cyclotol as the explosive in the US B28 nuclear bomb and possibly related weapons that used the common Python primary - W34, W28, W40, and W49.
It was used in the B53 nuclear bomb and associated W53 warhead. | url = http://www.nuclearweaponarchive.org/Nwfaq/Nfaq4-1.html#Nfaq4.1.6.2 | title = 4.1.6.2.2.5 Explosives | accessdate = 2008-12-22 | last = Sublette | first = Carey | work = Nuclear Weapons FAQ
It was also used in the Mecca Masjid bombing which killed 16 people.
References
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