suggest the presence of sodium or ammonium perchlorate. These chemicals are typically used in munitions, rocket propellants, and explosives. Satellite imagery reviewed by The Washington Post ...

PEPCON, or the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada, made rocket fuel for NASA and had accumulated ammonium perchlorate that went unused after the Challenger disaster, leading to ...

A Washington Post report pointed to a violent chemical reaction as ... presence of sodium or ammonium perchlorate. These chemicals are typically used in munitions, rocket propellants, and explosives.