Lead azide Pb2 is an inorganic compound. More so than other azides, it is explosive. It is used in detonators to initiate secondary explosives. In a commercially usable form, it is a white to buff pow
James Scott Brady was an American journalist, politician, activist and American public official who served as assistant to the U.S. president and the 17th White House press secretary, serving under Pr
Lead(II) azide
…with lacquer-sealed aluminum tips designed to explode upon impact. A strong probability exists that the bullet which struck White House press secretary James Brady in the head exploded. The remaining bullets that hit people, including the shot that hit President Reagan, did not explode. Lead styphnate…
Brady in 1986
Official portrait, 1981
President George W. Bush hosts six White House Press Secretaries, including James Brady (second from the right) with his wife Sarah Brady (far right), before the Press Briefing Room underwent renovation, August 2, 2006.