detonation

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One Goma resident told the BBC that they heard a detonation around 04:00 in the Katindo neighbourhood, but at the time was unaware of what had happened.

From BBC • 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

The last US nuclear test explosion was in September 1992, with a 20-kiloton underground detonation at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

A brilliant flash of light accompanied the detonation, momentarily blinding me.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline