Defense & armament
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Military explosives (RDX, HMX, TNT)

Kingsport (Holston), United States36.55°N 82.56°W
computed criticality17/100
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RDX/HMX: Holston (BAE) sole US site; TNT no longer made in USA (imported)
2024
Fault line

The explosive content of munitions comes from a tiny number of plants; the sole large US site (Holston) and the absence of US TNT production create import dependence and a filling bottleneck.

Actors
Holston AAP (BAE)
Nitro-Chem (Poland)
Chemring
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