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The most powerful explosive discovered so far is Octanitrocubane.
Now this is one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosives known. It is not "the most powerful" because no one can guarantee the inexistence of other explosive compounds, even more powerful, that are still part of some classified governmental project.
This substance is a truly powerful explosive, insensitive to shock, like TNT and has 20 to 25 percent greater explosion power that HMX.
Octanitrocubane consists of a cube of eight carbons with nitro groups (oxygens and nitrogens) attached to each carbon. One interesting fact is that it doesn't require an external oxygen source to decompose, meaning that it could blow up in every environment, including water and the vacuum of space.
However, researchers haven't yet made enough octanitrocubane to check its explosiveness, but tests on small samples show that the compound could be twice as powerful as trinitrotoluene (TNT).
The advantages of being safe to handle and the fact that its byproducts won't hurt the environment fit the military's requirements, thus making the most probable explosive of choice in the years to come.
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