During the medieval era, which risk increased in densely populated Chinese cities adopting gunpowder weapons against defensive walls?

💡 Explanation

Accidental deflagration risk increased as gunpowder production scaled to meet weapon demand because poor quality control yielded inconsistent mixtures, and therefore unintentional ignition during handling, storage, rather than fatigue or corrosion induced solely by weapon use.

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