It sounds crazy, I know, but bear with me.

About a month after the Charlie Kirk assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, I remember hearing, vaguely, about an explosives plant that blew up, killing 16 people. The company that owned the plant was Accurate Energetic Systems (AES). It didn't really register much with me. And it also disappeared very quickly from the news cycle.

But in following the Charlie Kirk assassination story, it appears that this was a very specialized explosives plant. One of their specialties was miniaturized shaped charges - exactly what many are saying actually killed Charlie Kirk.

In the below video, Ian Carroll and Baron Coleman are talking about the AES plant that exploded in Tennessee just 30 days after the Charlie Kirk assassination, killing 16 people.

The talk about the AES plant starts at around 30 minutes in.

Aside from the odd timing of the explosion (just a month after potentially a miniature shaped charge killed Charlie Kirk), there's other parts of this story that are suspicious.

Like the Accurate Energetic Systems website deleting pages that dealt with the miniaturized shaped charges, also managers at the plant leaving just before the explosion. Also there's info about AES contracts with the DoD specifically for this type of product.

Below is an AI summary and transcript of the section of the video dealing with AES

Ian Carroll and Baron Coleman are discussing conspiracy-oriented theories around the September 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk. They speculate that the incident involved a shaped charge or explosive device (possibly in a microphone or pendant) rather than a conventional bullet. They tie this to the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) explosion in Tennessee on October 10, 2025, suggesting it could be a cover-up to destroy evidence or silence potential links, given AES's work on miniaturized shaped charges and demolition products for defense contracts.

"About a month after the Kirk incident, this plant in Tennessee blows up — Accurate Energetic Systems. Sixteen people dead, building completely destroyed. They make exactly the kind of stuff we're talking about: shaped charges, linear shaped charges for precision cutting and demolition, cast cure explosives, miniaturized charges."They note AES specializes in small, precise energetic devices for both commercial (mining) and military use, including "mic pack" style or anti-personnel miniaturized demolition charges. One mentions a government contract for extra-small demolition charges awarded earlier in 2025. They point out that certain pages on the AES website (describing shaped charge products) were deleted after the explosion and can only be viewed via archive.org.

"Why does an explosives plant that makes the exact type of device that could explain the wound and the debris blow up right as people start asking questions about shaped charges in the Kirk assassination?"
They discuss the scale of the blast (felt miles away, massive debris field) and question the official narrative of an accidental industrial explosion in a "cast boosters" building. One host suggests it could have been intentional to destroy records, prototypes, or knowledgeable employees. Mention of the plant manager (or a key contact) who reportedly resigned shortly after and was unreachable when contacted for comment.

They review AES's contracts and background: Long-time manufacturer of explosives for DoD and commercial markets.
Specific contracts in 2025 for TNT-related work and miniaturized charges.

One host says: "They had a contract delivered in August 2025 for these small demolition devices... and then boom, the place goes up in October."

They tie it back to the Kirk event: "If someone used a shaped charge from a place like this, or if this technology was involved, blowing the factory would be a perfect way to cut the trail."

Why do many people believe Charlie Kirk was not killed by a gunshot, but rather by a miniature explosive?Why do many people believe Charlie Kirk was not killed by a gunshot, but rather by a miniature explosive?

Jon Aaron Bray and now many others now believe that the "lone gunman on a roof" assassination theory is nonsense.

Bray (@jonaaronbray on X.com) is the main developer of the theory, and did lots of analysis on the videos of the assassination, the movement of objects on and around Charlie Kirk base on video analysis.

Jon Aaron Bray's first mention of AES is here:

This is his FIRST Post on how it was not a shooting, rather an explosion

And below is a summary from Grok on the reasoning behind the exploding mic theory.

Key Reasons Bray Cites for the TheoryKey Reasons Bray Cites for the Theory

Bray bases his case on technical video analysis, physics, audio forensics, and visual evidence from multiple bystander iPhone recordings and event footage. His core points include:

• Energy Epicenter and Blast Direction: Using pixel flow vector analysis, thermal/energy mapping, and motion tracking on slow-motion footage, Bray claims the initial burst of energy and shirt puffing originated from Kirk's chest area (where the mic was clipped), not from an external bullet trajectory. The "wound" or damage to the neck appears secondary, possibly from shrapnel, a directed jet of gas/pressure, or fragments propelled outward. He maps this as an internal "shaped charge" effect rather than a ballistic impact.
• Timing and Audio/Visual Mismatches: Audio analysis of multiple independent recordings shows discrepancies in the gunshot sound delay and sequence. Bray argues the measured delay between the visible event on Kirk and the reported rifle report is far shorter than physics would allow for a shot from ~142 yards away (sound travels too slowly to match). He suggests a rifle shot may have been fired as a diversion or cover, while the real lethal event was an immediate, close-proximity detonation on Kirk's body.
• Shaped Charge Mechanics and Similar Precedents: Bray describes a miniature, military-style shaped charge (possibly 2-3g of something like PETN, potentially integrated into the mic's battery or clip, akin to the 2024 Lebanon pager explosions). This could create a high-velocity jet of gas or shrapnel directed into the body, mimicking a gunshot wound while leaving minimal external explosive residue. The mic itself might "snap" or recoil backward due to Newton's third law (equal/opposite reaction), with fragments or pressure affecting the neck. He compares it to IED tech or directed-energy pressure events that liquefy or penetrate tissue internally.
• Inconsistencies in Official Evidence: Bray points to the lack of clear bullet damage matching the official story, rapid scene cleanup (no taping off, ground quickly covered), and autopsy/ballistics details that he says don't fully align (e.g., wound trajectory, burn-like effects on the chest, or absence of expected residues in some interpretations). He argues the mic explosion better explains the visible shirt movement, neck injury timing, and overall forensics.

Bray has presented this in interviews (e.g., with Keli Rabon/Triggersmart, Baron Coleman discussions) using graphics, frame-by-frame breakdowns, and comparisons to real explosive events. He positions it as "scientific proof" that challenges the lone-shooter narrative, suggesting possible insider rigging of Kirk's equipment.

The theory remains highly speculative and controversial—official reports and some counter-analyses maintain a ballistic shooting with rifle evidence.