Editing Insensitive munition (section)

{{Short description|Munitions designed to withstand heat, shock, and nearby explosions}}
{{missing information|IM gun propellant such as LOVA; STANAG 4439 rating|date=September 2021}}

'''Insensitive munitions''' are [[ammunition|munitions]] that are designed to withstand stimuli representative of severe but credible accidents.  The current range of stimuli are [[Shock sensitivity|shock]] (from bullets, fragments and shaped charge jets), heat (from fires or adjacent thermal events) and adjacent detonating munitions.  A munition can have its vulnerability reduced by a number of means used on their own or in combination such as a reduced vulnerability energetic material, design features, additions or changes to packaging etc.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrapnel |title=shrapnel |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-date=2011-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006131927/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrapnel |url-status=live }}</ref> The munition must still retain its terminal effect and performance within acceptable parameters.