Basic methods of chemical analysis of explosives and their significance

The importance of explosives is invaluable not only in war, but also in peacetime - in the mining industry, during the arrangement of infrastructure, etc. Practical use of explosives raises the need for their chemical analysis: Determining the structure of a newly synthesized explosive, or other type of substance, is impossible without analysis. The same can be said about the research and utilization of expired explosives. In general, analysis is one of the most important areas of chemistry, the scope of which often goes beyond the boundaries of chemistry and reaches such areas as mineralogy, pharmacy, criminalistics, military affairs. The article of a predominantly review nature discusses the importance of chemical analysis in relation to explosive substances, provides a brief characterization of analysis methods, prospects for creating new methods.