detonation

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

From BBC

Hundreds of thousands of people around the globe are known to have already died from illnesses linked to past nuclear test detonations, the report highlighted.

From Barron's

Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Year’s fireworks display.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From Barron's