detonation
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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
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
Under Finland's 1987 Nuclear Energy Act, the import, manufacture, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives is prohibited on Finnish soil - even during wartime.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 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
Tigers go woof when they are caught unawares, a short, sharp detonation of fury that would instantly make your legs jump up and run away if they weren’t frozen to the spot.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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