The article details some inside info on the process involving the explosive used in Tomahawks.
Many years ago, factories that produced the very delicate nitroglycerin explosive in big vats had huge slides hundreds of feet down into a bomb shelter, accessible out a door nearby. If vat temperature rose too fast above critical, employees could jump in the slide to try to escape the impending detonation.
The article details some inside info on the process involving the explosive used in Tomahawks.
Many years ago, factories that produced the very delicate nitroglycerin explosive in big vats had huge slides hundreds of feet down into a bomb shelter, accessible out a door nearby. If vat temperature rose too fast above critical, employees could jump in the slide to try to escape the impending detonation.