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Record 1 2023-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

A thermonuclear explosion produces blast, light, heat, and varying amounts of fallout. The concussive force of the blast itself takes the form of a shock wave that radiates from the point of the explosion at supersonic speeds and that can completely destroy any building within a radius of several miles.

PHR

high yield thermonuclear explosion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Armes CBRNE
PHR

explosion thermonucléaire de forte puissance

Spanish

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