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  • So since cesium can be stolen from a hospital and thus can be more easily acquired than, say, uranium or plutonium, it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine a terrorist group acquiring enough cesium to construct a barrage of low-explosive, highly radioactive bombs and blanketing a major city with them.

    Rizwan Ladha: The Real Deal With Cesium Rizwan Ladha 2010

  • A source familiar with the investigation said the device was fueled by gunpowder or a similar commercial "low-explosive" surrounded by lead pellets and a white powder that has tested to be rat poison.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • But investigators scouring his brother's house found ammunition scattered across the fireplace, two military-style rifles, a handgun, a silencer and five devices containing low-explosive powder.

    TheState.com: Homepage 2010

  • About three hours after the robbery, a state police bomb squad exploded the bag with a low-explosive charge and determined there was no bomb.

    newsleader.com - 2009

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