section_path: Classification/By sensitivity/Secondary
section_name: Secondary
paragraph_text: Secondary
  
  A secondary explosive is less sensitive than a primary explosive and requires substantially more energy to be initiated. Because they are less sensitive, they are usable in a wider variety of applications and are safer to handle and store. Secondary explosives are used in larger quantities in an explosive train and are usually initiated by a smaller quantity of a primary explosive.
  
  Examples of secondary explosives include TNT and RDX.