detonation

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Los Alamos, New Mexico—Behind a guard shack and warning signs on the sprawling campus of Los Alamos National Laboratory is a forested spot where scientists mimic the first moments of a nuclear detonation.

From Science Magazine

On June 30, 2021, the police department’s bomb squad botched the detonation of a large fireworks cache discovered in the backyard of a home on 27th Street in South Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

South Korean officials say North Korea may soon up the ante by staging more provocative displays of its military might, including its first nuclear test detonation since 2017.

From Washington Times

That touched off speculation that it may want to carry out its first nuclear test since 2017 because its last two nuclear test detonations happened after it disclosed other new warheads.

From Seattle Times

“Too bad, too far away,” one Ukrainian soldier said, watching a detonation well clear of the fleeing Russians.

From New York Times