A solid rocket propellant includes a hydroxyl-terminated polybudadiene (HTPB) binder system having a high molecular weight diol that is greater than thirty carbon atoms (>C.sub.30) and less than fifty carbon atoms (<C.sub.50) and excluding dimeryl diisocyanate (DDI).

A solid rocket propellant includes a hydroxyl-terminated polybudadiene (HTPB) binder system having a high molecular weight diol that is greater than thirty carbon atoms (>C.sub.30) and less than fifty carbon atoms (<C.sub.50) and excluding dimeryl diisocyanate (DDI).

Explosive compositions are disclosed herein. The compositions include a diesel fuel and a vacuum gas oil. Some compositions disclosed herein include an emulsion that includes an oxidizer in a discontinuous phase and a blend of diesel fuel and vacuum gas oil in a continuous phase. Methods of manufacturing explosive compositions are also disclosed herein.