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Definition of Fuel-air explosive

1. Noun. A device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below.

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Literary usage of Fuel-air explosive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"... as "very resistant to explosive countermeasures" and "survivable against both fuel- air explosive and bulk explosive countermeasures. ..."

2. Angola: Arms Trade and Violations of the Laws of War Since the 1992 by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Human Rights Watch/Africa (1994)
"In addition, Human Rights Watch interviewed several eyewitnesses but was unable to confirm UNITA's allegations that fuel-air explosive bombs, napalm, ..."

3. The Lessons of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75 by Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, Larry M. Wortzel, Heritage Foundation (Washington, D. C.) (2003)
"CASC writings indicate prioritization of submunition payloads, and electromagnetic pulse, penetrating, and fuel-air explosive warheads for use against air ..."

4. The Ultimate Psychopolitics, Mass Mind Control and the Global Control System by Ceres (1993)
"Riconosciuto worked for a time on the Fuel-Air Explosive Weapons with the aforementioned ... Hussein also now possesses the Fuel-Air Explosive technology. ..."

5. Bosnia: Country Handbookedited by Diane Publishing Staff, Diane Publishing edited by Diane Publishing Staff, Diane Publishing (1998)
"The heavy version weighs 40 kg (88 lb) and contains 20 kg of fuel-air explosive. This item may be available in Bosnia. ..."

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