Comments on: Is Missing Ammonium Nitrate a Threat to the 2010 Olympics?

By: Ammonium Nitrate Missing? | Oliver Willis

Ammonium Nitrate Missing? | Oliver Willis — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000

[...] Tedesco is following a disturbing story I haven’t seen elsewhere. With less than a month until the world’s eyes are B.C., Mounties [...]

By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:18:02 +0000

One tonne of fertilizer was used in the IRA bombing of Bishopsgate, London in 1993, partially destroying several buildings and 500 tonnes of glass. I’d hate to see what damage 2 tonnes would do.

By: Michael Tedesco

Michael Tedesco — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:37:40 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Bill.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:49:37 +0000

That’s actually less than the Oklahoma city bomb which was 5,000lb of Amnite, 1,200lb of nitromethane and 160 pounds of booster. 2 Tons is nothing to joke about, though.