high-explosive

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high-explosive

[ˈhaɪɪksˈpləʊsɪv] ADJ high-explosive shell → obús m de alto explosivo
see also high D

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One of the key objectives of the program is to have a modeling capability that will help NNSAs partners determine whether a test was merely a conventional, high-explosive test or one of nuclear proliferation concern.

United States : NNSA draws on weapons program expertise to enhance nuclear proliferation detection R&D

On the morning of July 12, six Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers carried out a concentrated attack using high-explosive ammunition on ISIL targets East of Palmyra, As Sukhnah and Arak," the statement read.

Russian Long-Range Bombers Destroy ISIL Camp, Tanks in Syria

After inspecting the car, the authorities found 150 kg of C4, a high-explosive material, hidden inside the car, the source said, adding that army engineering members dismantled the explosives.

Terrorist group eliminated in Rukn El-Dein neighborhood in Damascus

scale of Birmingham's WWI munitions was less than "The amount of raw materials so extracted in Birmingham alone during the course of the war was well over 9,000 tons of TNT, lyddite etc, sufficient to fill between 25 and 30 million 18-pounder high-explosive shells.

COLOSSAL EFFORT OF NECHELLS GAS WORKS; AMONG the weapons produced by Birmingham in the war effort was a huge amount of explosives, sufficient to fill up to 30 million huge 18-pounder shells with which the Royal Field Artillery bombarded the enemy. And it was all inspired by engineers at Nechells Gas Works. JUSTINE HALIFAXreports

At least two people were killed and four others, including a foreigner, injured after a high-explosive bomb exploded in a shop-house on Indonesia's Sumatra Island early Tuesday, a local police officer said.

2ND LD: Sumatra bomb explosion kills 2, injures 4

Some dropped conventional high-explosive bombs in the early days of the Vietnam War.

NAVY FLIERS REMEMBER 'THE WHALE' BIGGEST BOMBER ON CARRIER DUTY

Steve Younger, director of the Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency recently discussed the attributes of the high-explosive thermobaric weapon, which has been used in Afghanistan.

Thermobaric bombs "effective," says Younger. (Washington Pulse)

Prepared to deliver high-explosive or nuclear munitions at a moment's notice, the B-2 has massive firepower.

War by air: the hardware: from bombers to missiles, the U.S. military arsenal has major tools of battle targeted at Afghanistan

Unlike the aftermath of nuclear or high-explosive bombardment, attack with biological weapons is amenable to interventions for some hours or days after the event, depending on the agent used.

Biological warfare. (Report Summary)

E[acute accent]In end-to-end live fire testing, IAAPS demonstrated defeat of multiple near-simultaneous close-in rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), as well as tank-fired high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), tank-fired fragmentation and mortar rounds.

BAE SYSTEMS IAAPS Program Demonstrates Capability to Defeat Kinetic Energy Threats Under TARDEC Program

2 million for the acquisition of 180 units of high-explosive rockets intended for a pair of its attack helicopters.

Philippines : THE PHILIPPINES: Navy to spend PHP25.2m to buy 180 rockets for 2 attack helicopters

TOKYO, Feb 25 (KUNA) -- North Korea has continued high-explosive detonation tests and its possible nuclear test is forecast to be much more powerful both in scale and yield than previous ones, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday, citing intelligence authorities.