linked - Investigating the Terror

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2) Twenty (20) kg. of a mixture of ammOfliUm nitrate,
and 6% analine mixed,
nitromethafle, and analifle (94% nitromethafle
then 1/3 of this mixture
added to 2/3 of ammofliU1
nitrate, by
voluBle, not by weight).
by him by
3) Fift (50) kg.
of therinite, manufactured
mixing ferric trioxide, magnesium powders
aluminum powder and
some glycerine.
The dynamite and
amirtofliUm itrate/nitr0metha/a1e
mixture had a detonator made of j,icric acid
and lead azide,
housed in a metal
tube, which was in turn,
contained in a plastic
outer container.
0onsistiflg of
The theritlite had a separate detonator,
surrounded by black powder
lead azide and a stick of dynamite,
alid magnesium powder.
The detonators were
all connected with nitrocellUlose,
nitrOcellulose was
of heavy tape. The
which was housed inside a clear plastic tube,
ignited by a fuse,
with a plastic bag affixed Ol the end which was 1igited. The
tube served to contain any smoke generated by
the
plastic bag and
burning fuse.
BASIT from the front passenger
The fuse was lighted by
seat of the van;
the fuse was twelve
minutes in burning time.
this material would
When the fuse
reached the nitroCellulose, each of the detonators
jstantaneously, activating
ignite almost
at the same time.
The detonators would
then detonate the booster
the main urea nitrate
charges, which
would, in turn, detonate
charge.
BASIT noted that he
wished to focus as much of the
to the "beam" in
the tower, in order to cause
blast as possible However, he related
the tower to fall.
that most of the blast
was directed up and down, as the surface area of the box
containing the main charge was greatest in
the horizontal plane.
had he been able to obtain additional
He indicated that, construct the device in
financing, he would
have been able to
focus more of the blast horizontally, against
such a way as to and would have been
World Trade Center tower,
the "beam" of the
tower into the other.
able to topple one
C - which was affixed inside