detonator
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An explosive-laden drone was found this month at Leipzig airport, a key logistics hub for weapons sent to Ukraine, and police deployed a bomb-disposal robot to remove the detonator.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
German publications have reported that the drone had military-grade explosives, but its detonator failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The rocket is lit using an oversized lever designed to look like a “Looney Tunes” version of a TNT detonator.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
For more common parts, like the plastics and metals and wiring inside each detonator, there are also questions about how the years spent in warheads might affect their integrity.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
Powell unlimbered the detonator, and his eyes searched anxiously across the dusky background where the only light was robot light and it was impossible to tell a projecting boulder from a shadow.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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