Thermobaric explosives, also known as aerosol bombs or fuel air explosives, is a twp-stage munition as summarized by the ''[[London Guardian]]''. The first stage charge distributes an aerosol made up of very fine material from a carbon-based fuel to tiny metal particles. The second charge ignites that cloud creating a fireball, a huge shock wave, and a vacuum as it sucks up all surrounding [[oxygen]]. The blast wave can last for | Thermobaric explosives, also known as aerosol bombs or fuel air explosives, is a twp-stage munition as summarized by the ''[[London Guardian]]''. The first stage charge distributes an aerosol made up of very fine material from a carbon-based fuel to tiny metal particles. The second charge ignites that cloud creating a fireball, a huge shock wave, and a vacuum as it sucks up all surrounding [[oxygen]]. The blast wave can last for |