Helicopters flew over the avalanche site to assess the avalanche danger and the snowpack. Later, they began setting off explosives to trigger small snow slides.
Some of the most dangerous weapons on Earth—tank armor, C-4, even nuclear bombs—use explosives that refuse to detonate when burned, shot, or crushed. These “insensitive explosives” can survive ...
Drone image of Accurate Energetic Systems site in Bucksnort, Tennessee [Photo: Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency] A newly published Wall Street Journal article offers a revealing but ...