Maybe Loic meant: "Insane high level of _potential_ bound tension coupled with a Cl detonator." (My emphasis.) It seems to me that the Cl atom is easily remove

Maybe Loic meant: "Insane high level of _potential_ bound tension coupled with a Cl detonator." (My emphasis.) It seems to me that the Cl atom is easily removed from the N-C bond, by something as simple as water vapor. My chemistry isn't great, but I would hazard a guess that even the slight polarity of the water molecule is enough to remove the Cl from the N-C bond, thereby the potential for explosive behavior. Info from the Wikipedia indicates as much: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_azide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_azide