Giant ammo plant in TN blew up!

What constitutes a "round" of TNT? "Pound" typo?
I think AI search (google) is full of crap. Everything I read said the plant produced 'shells'. and 100,000 pounds of TNT doesn't really seem like a lot, if you think that a 155 holds 14.6 pounds (per google). As well as that the US stopped producing TNT domestically back in late 80's early 90's (per google).
 
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Lost several friends. I thought a tree fell on my house when it went off. 16 dead. I’m 9-10 miles away. Been a tough time for local folks.
I feel for your community. Something like this hits extra hard in smaller communities where most people know each other. Prayers for the deceased. May they rest in peace.
 
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Russia as a potential cause. Our renewed support for Ukraine could certainly have triggered a targeted attack like that.
Why all the conspiracy theories, it's a explosive manufacturing plant , things happen and when they do it can be devastating, how many oil refineries have fires and explosions every year , when you work with dangerous products ,there's little room for errors.
 
Why all the conspiracy theories, it's a explosive manufacturing plant , things happen and when they do it can be devastating, how many oil refineries have fires and explosions every year , when you work with dangerous products ,there's little room for errors.

We are essentially at war with Russia. When an explosives plant for the military explodes, it's not paranoia to speculate that Russia could be involved. It would be irresponsible to not at least explore that possibility.
 
There’s no way this could have just been caused by an accident. Must be a huge conspiracy everyone knows a small woman owned business is the number one enemy of the world and enemies of the US destroying it would cause damage we’d never recover from.

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Why all the conspiracy theories, it's a explosive manufacturing plant , things happen and when they do it can be devastating, how many oil refineries have fires and explosions every year , when you work with dangerous products ,there's little room for errors.
" it's a explosive manufacturing plant , things happen and when they do it can be devastating,"
I'm sure that statement gets discussed by our enemies. After all, hard to prove an attack or accident, when all the evidence gets eviscerated. Conspiracy or just a fact that can't be proven?