detonation

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Polymarket alone has hosted what Bloomberg estimated as more than $500m in bets related to the Iran war, at one point offering an opportunity to play the odds on the chance of nuclear detonation.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

One Goma resident told the BBC that they heard a detonation around 04:00 in the Katindo neighbourhood, but at the time was unaware of what had happened.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Textron’s tech can also trick mine sensors into thinking a large boat is passing, triggering a relatively safe detonation.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

ICF allows scientists to replicate and study the effects of nuclear weapons, including how materials behave under the same extreme temperatures and pressures found inside a nuclear detonation, without an actual nuclear test.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

This display of sentiment was interrupted by a detonation so loud I stumbled.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson