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THE OKLAHOMA BOMBING
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by
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TYPHON
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No, don't jump to conclusions, I am not claiming responsibility
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for one of the most horrific acts of terrorism on American soil. A
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bombing which also happens to have been one of the most awesome
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explosions documented of recent times.
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On the 20th of April, 1995, a truck, packed with high explosives,
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had been left parked in front of a U.S. federal building. When the bomb
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was detonated it did so with enough force to destroy every floor of the
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building, compacting them. The second floor, which housed a child day
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care centre, ended up in the basement. The structural damage caused to
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buildings nearby has resulted in the necessity for them to be demolished
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as well, yet nearby trees remained standing.
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I was intrigued as to what kind of explosive was used, but the
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first article I saw gave no clues as to what it might be, though there
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was no doubt that it was a high explosive. The evening news showed only
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on-the-scene reports and part of a speech by President Clinton. All
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information on the explosive was that it was about 1,000 lbs (450 kg)
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worth, that's how much explosives there was, not how much force it
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produced.
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Later I watched the late night news, part of which showed a
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representative of the F.B.I. (or some investigative agency) talking
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about how forensic and bomb experts would be able to ascertain who made
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the bomb based on analysis of bomb fragments. One of the things she
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said was that one of the major ingredients in the explosive was ammonium
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nitrate.
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On the mid-morning news the following day hope was waning for
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more survivors being found, sketches of two men thought to be
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responsible were shown and mention of a $2,000,000 reward for the
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capture (or information leading to the capture) of the perpetrators.
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Also mentioned briefly was that the bomb was made of "fertilizer and
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fuel oil." This clicked for me, the fertilizer was obviously the
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ammonium nitrate mentioned earlier and the fuel oil was probably petrol.
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The bomb was a thousand pounds of A.N.F.O.S. (Ammonium Nitrate
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Fuel Oil Solution) in the back of a rented truck and detonated by a time
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delay. The actual compounds of the detonator are unknown at this time.
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This file is more concerned with identifying the high explosive used,
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not teaching people how to blow up Jeff Kennett's tree house (though I
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wouldn't mind if someone did).
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As it happens A.N.F.O.S. is probably one of the easiest,
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cheapest and, most importantly, safest high explosives to manufacture.
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There are only two ingredients, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil (petrol or
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kerosene). Both of these are very easy to obtain just about anywhere in
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the world. Below I have included part of one of those "how to" files on
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manufacturing A.N.F.O.S.
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The following information was retrieved from Stealth Research
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Industries' Book of Terror and originated from Gunzenbomz
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Pyro-Technologies' Terrorist's Handbook:
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3.341 AMMONIUM NITRATE
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Ammonium nitrate could be made by a terrorist according to the hap-
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hazard method in section 2.33, or it could be stolen from a construction
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site, since it is usually used in blasting, because it is very stable and
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insensitive to shock and heat. A terrorist could also buy several Instant
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Cold-Paks from a drug store or medical supply store. The major disadvantage
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with ammonium nitrate, from a terrorist's point of view, would be detonating
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it. A rather powerful priming charge must be used, and usually with a
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booster charge. The diagram below will explain.
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| | T.N.T.| ammonium nitrate |
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| primer |booster| |
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|_______|_______________________________|
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The primer explodes, detonating the T.N.T., which detonates, sending
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a tremendous shockwave through the ammonium nitrate, detonating it.
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3.342 ANFOS
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ANFO is an acronym for Ammonium Nitrate - Fuel Oil Solution. An ANFO
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solves the only other major problem with ammonium nitrate: its tendency to
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pick up water vapor from the air. This results in the explosive failing to
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detonate when such an attempt is made. This is rectified by mixing 94% (by
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weight) ammonium nitrate with 6% fuel oil, or kerosene. The kerosene keeps
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the ammonium nitrate from absorbing moisture from the air. An ANFO also
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requires a large shockwave to set it off.
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There are already enough anarchy/terrorist files around telling
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people how to make bombs powerful enough to blow up a U.S. federal
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building. What we need to see now is files on the results of the use of
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some of these explosives. As far as new anarchy files are concerned the
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only things that really need to be expanded upon at this point are more
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things on blasting caps & detonators, and ways of obtaining chemicals in
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countries other than America.
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If anyone actually does get around to making A.N.F.O.S. I would
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be interested to know the results. In fact, if anyone tries their hand
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at bomb making of any kind (just try not to lose it) I'm interested in
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hearing the results, and tell us what it was you used and any variations
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on the given recipes you used.
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I can be contacted through a friend of mine, Khayman, at
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Vapourware BBS on 429 8510.
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Later,
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Typhon
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