The Anarchist Cookbook (71 page)

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The aluminum foil is placed over the bottom of the container and secured there with tape.

When the acid eats through the aluminum foil, it can be used to ignite an explosive device

in several ways.

Sulfuric acid is a good conductor of electricity. If the acid that eats through the foil is

collected in a glass container placed underneath the foil, and two wires are placed in

the glass container, a current will be able to flow through the acid when both of the

wires are immersed in the acid.

Sulfuric acid reacts very violently with potassium chlorate. If the acid drips down into a

container containing potassium chlorate, the potassium chlorate will burst into flame.

This flame can be used to ignite a fuse, or the potassium chlorate can be the igniter

for a thermite bomb, if some potassium chlorate is mixed in a 50/50 ratio with the

thermite, and this mixture is used as an igniter for the rest of the thermite.

Sulfuric acid reacts with potassium permanganate in a similar way.

2 06.Film Canisters II by Bill

For a relatively low shrapnel explosion, I suggest pouring it into an empty 35mm film

canister. Poke a hole in the plastic lid for a fuse. These goodies make an explosion audible a

mile away easily.

Poke the hole before putting the flash powder into the canister.

Don't get any powder on the lip of the canister.

Only use a very small quantity and work your way up to the desired result.

Do not pack the powder, it works best loose.

Do not grind or rub the mixture - it is friction sensitive.

Use a long fuse.

2 07.Book Bombs by Exodus

Concealing a bomb can be extremely difficult in a day and age where perpetrators of

violence run wild. Bags and briefcases are often searched by authorities whenever one

enters a place where an individual might intend to set off a bomb. One approach to

disguising a bomb is to build what is called a book bomb; an explosive device that is

entirely contained inside of a book.

Usually, a relatively large book is required, and the book must be of the hardback variety

to hide any protrusions of a bomb. Dictionaries, law books, large textbooks, and other such

books work well. When an individual makes a bookbomb, he/she must choose a type of book

that is appropriate for the place where the book bomb will be placed. The actual

construction of a book bomb can be done by anyone who possesses an electric drill and a

coping saw. First, all of the pages of the book must be glued together. By pouring an entire

container of water-soluble glue into a large bucket, and filling the bucket with boiling

water, a glue-water solution can be made that will hold all of the book's pages together

tightly. After the glue-water solution has cooled to a bearable temperature, and the

solution has been stirred well, the pages of the book must be immersed in the glue-water

solution, and each page must be thoroughly soaked.

It is extremely important that the covers of the book do not get stuck to the pages of the

book while the pages are drying. Suspending the book by both covers and clamping the

pages together in a vise works best. When the pages dry, after about three days to a

week, a hole must be drilled into the now rigid pages, and they should drill out much like

wood. Then, by inserting the coping saw blade through the pages and sawing out a

rectangle from the middle of the book, the individual will be left with a shell of the book's

pages. The pages, when drilled out, should look like this:

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(Book covers omitted)

This rectangle must be securely glued to the back cover of the book. After building

his/her bomb, which usually is of the timer or radio controlled variety, the bomber places

it inside the book. The bomb itself, and whatever timer or detonator is used, should be

packed in foam to prevent it from rolling or shifting about. Finally, after the timer is set,

or the radio control has been turned on, the front cover is glued closed, and the bomb is

taken to its destination.

2 08.Phone Bombs by Exodus

The phone bomb is an explosive device that has been used in the past to kill or injure a

specific individual. The basic idea is simple: when the person answers the phone, the bomb

explodes. If a small but powerful high explosive device with a squib was placed in the

phone receiver, when the current flowed through the receiver, the squib would explode,

detonating the high explosive in the person's hand. Nasty. All that has to be done is

acquire a squib, and tape the receiver switch down.

Unscrew the mouthpiece cover, and remove the speaker, and connect the squib's leads

where it was. Place a high explosive putty, such as C-1 in the receiver, and screw the cover

on, making sure that the squib is surrounded by the C-1. Hang the phone up, and leave the

tape in place.

When the individual to whom the phone belongs attempts to answer the phone, he will

notice the tape, and remove it. This will allow current to flow through the squib. Note that

the device will not explode by merely making a phone call; the owner of the phone must lift

up the receiver, and remove the tape. It is highly probable that the phone will be by

his/her ear when the device explodes...

IMPROVED PHONE BOMB

The above seems overly complicated to me... it would be better to rig the device as

follows:

FIRST UNPLUG THE PHONE FROM THE WALL. Wire the detonator IN LINE with the

wires going to the earpiece, (may need to wire it with a relay so the detonator can receive

the full line power, not just the audio power to the earpiece)

Pack C4 into the phone body (NOT the handset) and plug it back in. When they pick up the

phone, power will flow through the circuit to the detonator....

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2 09.SPECIAL AMMUNITION by

Exodus

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR BLOWGUNS

The blowgun is an interesting weapon which has several advantages. A blowgun can be

extremely accurate, concealable, and deliver an explosive or poisoned projectile. The

manufacture of an explosive dart or projectile is not difficult. To acquire a blowgun, please

contact the editor at one of the addresses given in the introduction.

Perhaps the most simple design for such involves the use of a pill capsule, such as the kind

that are taken for headaches or allergies. Empty gelatin pill capsules can be purchased

from most health-food stores. Next, the capsule would be filled with an impact-sensitive

explosive, such as mercury fulminate. An additional high explosive charge could be placed

behind the impact sensitive explosive, if one of the larger capsules were used.

Finally, the explosive capsule would be reglued back together, and a tassel or cotton would

be glued to the end containing the high explosive, to insure that the impact-detonating

explosive struck the target first.

Such a device would probably be about 3/4 of an inch long, not including the tassel or

cotton, and look something like this:

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/mercury | \-----------------------

(fulminate| R.D.X. )---------------------- } tassels

\________|___________/-----------------------

Care must be taken- if a powerful dart went off in the blowgun, you could easily blow the

back of your head off.

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR WRISTROCKETS AND SLINGSHOTS

A modern wristrocket is a formidable weapon. It can throw a shooter marble about 500 ft.

with reasonable accuracy. Inside of 200 ft., it could well be lethal to a man or animal, if it

struck in a vital area. Because of the relatively large sized projectile that can be used in a

wristrocket, the wristrocket can be adapted to throw relatively powerful explosive

projectiles.

A small segment of aluminum pipe could be made into an impact-detonating device by filling

it with an impact-sensitive explosive material.

Also, such a pipe could be filled with a low-order explosive, and fitted with a fuse, which

would be lit before the device was shot. One would have to make sure that the fuse was of

sufficient length to insure that the device did not explode before it reached its intended

target.

Finally, .22 caliber caps, such as the kind that are used in .22 caliber blank guns, make

excellent exploding ammunition for wristrockets, but they must be used at a relatively

close range, because of their light weight.

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR FIREARMS

When special ammunition is used in combination with the power and rapidity of modern

firearms, it becomes very easy to take on a small army with a single weapon. It is possible

to buy explosive ammunition, but that can be difficult to do. Such ammunition can also be

manufactured in the home. There is, however, a risk involved with modifying any

ammunition. If the ammunition is modified incorrectly, in such a way that it makes the

bullet even the slightest bit wider, an explosion in the barrel of the weapon will occur. For

this reason, NOBODY SHOULD EVER ATTEMPT TO MANUFACTURE SUCH

AMMUNITION.

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR HANDGUNS

If an individual wished to produce explosive ammunition for his/her handgun, he/she could

do it, provided that the person had an impact-sensitive explosive and a few simple tools.

One would first purchase all lead bullets, and then make or acquire an impact-detonating

explosive. By drilling a hole in a lead bullet with a drill, a space could be created for the

placement of an explosive. After filling the hole with an explosive, it would be sealed in

the bullet with a drop of hot wax from a candle. A diagram of a completed exploding bullet

is shown below.

_o_ ------------ drop of wax

/|*|\

| |*|-|----------- impact-sensitive explosive

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This hollow space design also works for putting poison in bullets.

In many spy thrillers, an assassin is depicted as manufacturing "exploding bullets" by

placing a drop of mercury in the nose of a bullet. Through experimentation it has been

found that this will not work. Mercury reacts with lead to form a inert silvery compound.

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR SHOTGUNS

Because of their large bore and high power, it is possible to create some extremely

powerful special ammunition for use in shotguns. If a shotgun shell is opened at the top,

and the shot removed, the shell can be re-closed. Then, if one can find a very smooth,

lightweight wooden dowel that is close to the bore width of the shotgun, a person can

make several types of shotgun-launched weapons.

Insert the dowel in the barrel of the shotgun with the shell without the shot in the firing

chamber. Mark the dowel about six inches away from the end of the barrel, and remove it

from the barrel.

Next, decide what type of explosive or incendiary device is to be used. This device can be

a chemical fire bottle, a pipe bomb, or a thermite bomb. After the device is made, it must

be securely attached to the dowel. When this is done, place the dowel back in the shotgun.

The bomb or incendiary device should be on the end of the dowel.

Make sure that the device has a long enough fuse, light the fuse, and fire the shotgun. If

the projectile is not too heavy, ranges of up to 300 ft are possible. A diagram of a shotgun

projectile is shown below:

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Special "grenade-launcher blanks" should be used - use of regular blank ammunition may

cause the device to land perilously close to the user.

SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR COMPRESSED AIR/GAS WEAPONS

This section deals with the manufacture of special ammunition for compressed air or

compressed gas weapons, such as pump BB guns, COý BB guns, and .22 cal pellet guns. These