this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2024
113 points (93.1% liked)

World News

2309 readers
101 users here now

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml
sovietsnake@lemmygrad.ml
ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml
113
US Ban on Xinjiang cotton is likely reducing Western artillery shell production (johnsonwkchoi.com)
submitted 8 months ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml
40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] miz@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

NATOPedia claims that cellulose is used now, not cotton

Guncotton was originally made from cotton (as the source of cellulose) but contemporary methods use highly processed cellulose from wood pulp.