detonation

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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

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

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

But military officials said they suspect there was an issue with the fuse that led to the premature detonation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Trinity fireball at 25 thousandths of a second after detonation, witnessed by Lawrence and others from a watching post twenty miles from the test site.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik