The police are trying to defuse a very 'explosive' [='volatile'] situation.
the danger of working with 'high explosives' [=very powerful explosives]
The region has experienced 'explosive' [='rapid'] population growth.
(..) And that, too, is a fact. Yeah! Yeah. Jake, it's crazy here. It's full mobilization. They're rigging the shuttle as a bomber. They've got these huge pallets of mine explosives. It's for some kind of shock-and-awe campaign. Fricking daisy cutters! - When? - tomorrow. - Max! Max! - I gotta go. (..)2009 Avatar