detonation
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of thousands of people around the globe are known to have already died from illnesses linked to past nuclear test detonations, the report highlighted.
From Barron's
Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Year’s fireworks display.
From Los Angeles Times
Police said in a statement that it was an accidental detonation, not a terrorist attack.
From BBC
No country other than North Korea is known to have conducted a nuclear detonation for decades.
From Barron's
The last US nuclear test explosion was in September 1992, with a 20-kiloton underground detonation at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site.
From Barron's
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