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... The study focused on six major technical areas: New energetic materials synthesis and development Thermobaric explosives Reactive materials Nanomixtures and nanocomposites Advanced gun propellants, and Exotic physics. Based on information gathered from meetings, site visits, and presentations from the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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... A clear benefit of this approach would be a robust and productive national effort in energetic materials technology. The recently initiated Advanced Energetics Initiative could perhaps be the cornerstone of this national effort.2 However, any approach to implementing this suggested office would require establishing broad oversight and coordination responsibility as well as authority over all the energetic materials programs of the Department of Defense and a charter to develop Backgrounder on Russian Fuel Air Explosives ("Vacuum Bombs"~.
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... Energetic materials are a key component of the nation's defense strategies. A coordinated and sustained effort in research, technology transition, and production technologies is needed to maintain the contribution of these materials to U.S.


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