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The sodium perchlorate could allow for the production of sufficient propellant for some 260 solid rocket motors for Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missiles or 200 of the Haj Qasem ballistic missiles, according to the intelligence sources.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surface of Mars is already known to be high in perchlorates, which inhibit plant growth and are toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
China is attempting to resupply Iran with enough sodium perchlorate to fuel hundreds of missiles.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Duan’s team, however, opted for an electrochemical solution that uses hydrated iron salt containing perchlorate.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surface of Mars is already known to be high in perchlorates, which inhibit plant growth and are toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
China is attempting to resupply Iran with enough sodium perchlorate to fuel hundreds of missiles.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Duan’s team, however, opted for an electrochemical solution that uses hydrated iron salt containing perchlorate.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Perchlorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perchlorate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt 
-ˈklȯ(ə)r-
: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of perchloric acid with another substance
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perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-, -ət
: a salt or ester of perchloric acid
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