• nuclear test explosion – испытательный ядерный взрыв
• unintentional explosion – неумышленный взрыв
• devastating explosion – разрушительный взрыв
См. также: export controls, experienced person, expand, exploit natural resources
In listening to the evidence given during the public inquiry and having studied the Cullen report I came to understand that Occidental’s management had failed to act upon warning signs received in the period leading up to 6 July, causal factors associated with the initial explosion were linked to poor work discipline, and the response by those in authority failed to interpret the magnitude of the event. (The Chemical Engineer)
Lebanon’s coalition government was starting to fragment last night as sectarian animosities resurfaced in the wake of devastating explosion at the port. (The Times)
The United States has not conducted a nuclear test explosion since September 1992, and nuclear nonproliferation advocates warned that doing so now could have destabilizing consequences. (The Washington Post)
He said: "Two simultaneous explosions, and after five minutes two more explosions in another part of the depot suggest it was military sabotage." (Daily Express)
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