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> ammonium nitrate is an incredibly common farming input

True, but this stuff was intended for use as a mining blasting agent in Africa so lacked most of the stabilisers added to the agricultural stuff specifically to make it less suitable for deliberate or accidental use as an explosive.

In the context of this theory at least, this makes the material more valuable/suitable for ‘military’ use.



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