Potassium chlorate has surpassed fertilizer as the explosive of choice for insurgents, Pentagon research shows. For years, U.S. officials sought to stem the flow of fertilizer from Pakistan.

To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

Investigators probing the cause of the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal Devi temple near Kollam on Sunday, hinted that rival teams possibly used potassium chlorate, a banned explosive.

The rise in the use of potassium chlorate-based pesticides and the increasing demand for explosives in the defense industry are expected to drive the demand for potassium chlorate during the ...