You're serious. Really. Okay, then...
Tri-acetone tri-peroxide is VERY old in terms of organic explosives. It is made with HCl, H2O2, and acetone. It is unstable, relatively shock sensitive and not easily transported.
Luckily, it's so easy that 10 year olds have no problem making the stuff in huge quantities. In so many words, it's so cheap/easy to make that it isn't worth making in a central location to transport.
Other explosives in this category (organic peroxides, easily made) are HMTD and MEKP. TATP, HMTD, and MEKP are all able to be made in a few hours in large amounts from supplies you get in any decent hardware store, and with chemistry that children have no problem mastering.
Ok your must not have read my other posts. Im trying to clarify that IMO domestic terrorist are a greater threat and AQ in Iraq. Why? I've stated in my other posts that a domestic terrorist would already be here, more likely be a "lone wolf" which is much harder for intelligence agencies to detect, and probably look like a caucasian american. I think your post actually proves me right, because Hey if all the componds are found in a hardware store, then all Joe Iwanablowsomenup just goes down to his local ACE hardware purchase said materials, assemble them in garage, and then picks a spot to go boom.
My responce was to a poster who stated
Ever hear of recruitment and brainwashing? Going on in the UK especially, radical imams recruiting youth.
and then brought up TATP. My responce was basically, that their in England. If there radicalized over their most likely they will eathier travel to Iraq, or Iran to fight with the insurgency, or bomb something in England. If they are radicalized in England and decied they want to do something evil in America, they would have to get a greencard, travel over here, set up a residence, scout a location, buy his supplies, assemble his supplies, and then execute an attack. During that process hopefully he would be picked up on the radar of some intelligence agency before he could succeed.
No where did I try and say that AQ, and Islamic terrorists are no longer a threat, but their more of a threat to our soliders in Iraq and Afganistan than to civilians in the U.S. Most of the arrests I belive that have taken place in the U.S. in relation to Terrorism have been domestic terrorists that have radicalized by extremist islamic views but have no
direct connection to AQ.
