detonation

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She continued: "When you take out a major leader, there's a detonation of a struggle to take control in that vacuum. So, you'll see these squabbles for power in different parts of the country."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

Once a mine is identified, the actual detonation often takes place the following day.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

No country other than North Korea is known to have conducted a nuclear detonation for decades.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

A brilliant flash of light accompanied the detonation, momentarily blinding me.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline