detonation

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“The Complex,” more meandering and less searing — is a departure from such detonation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

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

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

Police said in a statement that it was an accidental detonation, not a terrorist attack.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Standing next to Lawrence, Serber had trained his unprotected eyes directly on the fireball at the moment of detonation.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik