Introduction Black Powder Black Powder Guns Fulminating Compounds Guncotton and Smokeless Powders Nitroglycerin Picric Acid Trinitrotoluene Tetryl Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) Cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX) Hexanitrohexaazaisowurzitane (HNIW or CL-20) Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) Polymer Bonded Explosives (PBX) Testing Explosives Insensitive explosives Shaped Charges Types of Explosives Thermobaric Explosives Eco-friendly Explosives High Energy Rocket Fuels A Brief History of Explosives in the Home Book traversal links for A History of Explosives Introduction ›