23
Nov
It's been decades since the US made TNT, a key ingredient for munitions, on American soil.But a new US Army contract for a TNT production facility in Kentucky will change that.Officers and experts say the facility will help the US reduce the risk of relying on imports.The US intends to start making TNT at home again. It's a critical step as the military prepares for the possibility of a protracted great-power conflict against a nation like Russia or China.The US Army plans to build a domestic production facility for the explosive compound, which the Pentagon has long been forced to…