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High test peroxide is used as a rocket monopropellant, and was involved with the loss of the submarines HMS Sidon and Kursk.

• Ygg2 2y ago
  Many things are used as rocket propellant not least of which O2. As in all things dose makes the poison.
  • chowells 2y ago
    You missed a prefix in monopropellant. That "mono-" is doing a lot of work that you ignored.
    • Ygg2 2y ago
      Oh, then add nitrous oxide. There, problem solved. > That "mono-" is doing a lot of work that you ignored. Ironic, given they generally produce less thrust.