dec 31, 1944 - Full US Scale-up of RDX Synthesis
Description:
RDX production using both the Bachmann process and the Woolwich process produced 25,000 short tons of Composition B for munitions, hand grenades, and artillery shells. Notably, it was used for the first of the implosion type nuclear weapons in the United States.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 31, 1944
Now
~ 79 years ago
