nuclear blast

collocation in English

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nuclear
adjective
uk
/ˈnjuː.klɪər/us
/ˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to ...
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blast
noun[C]
uk
/blɑːst/us
/blæst/
an ...
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(Definition ofnuclearandblastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such strategies are morally indefensible in purporting to meet the needs of people suffering the physical, medical and biological effects of anuclearblast.
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There is no provision whatsoever for defending our cities, or the civilian populations that live in them, fromnuclearblast.
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The principal effect of a high levelnuclearblastof 1 megaton would be an electromagnetic pulse.
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Inmos will not produce thenuclearblast-hardened chips that are necessary for defence systems.
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The question of saving millions of lives must be a real possibility so far as people who live on the edges of anuclearblastare concerned.
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His and other private efforts were meant to demonstrate the ability of companies to ship and distribute food for survivors of anuclearblast.
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It was designed so that a three-man team could survive within for up to three weeks whilst observing the effects of anuclearblast.
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Military equipment including tanks and other armor was positioned on some of the ships to see how well they survived thenuclearblast.
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Tests to determine building damage bynuclearblastleft remains at the site, remains that are of historical interest.
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The resulting battle ends with hundreds dead along with the intelligence after the entire island is destroyed in anuclearblast.
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The facility was partially built into the ground and was designed to withstand a moderatenuclearblastfrom a distance of 10 miles.
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There are at least two public examples of vaults withstanding anuclearblast.
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An army of 45,000 soldiers marched through the area around the epicenter soon after thenuclearblast.
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The structure was capable of withstanding anuclearblastup to 5 megatons from 1.8 km away.
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Enhanced survivability features include improvednuclearblastand fragmentation protection and a shock-hardened structure.
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The orb takes them to a largenuclearblastcrater.
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The two-foot thick walls of the bunker were made of reinforced concrete designed to withstand a nearbynuclearblast.
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Chase used the eyewitness accounts comparing the explosion to anuclearblastto buttress the claim that the prediction came true.
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Heavy shielding is tough enough to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the electromagnetic pulse associated with anuclearblast.
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A large part of the ground attack aircraft are kept in heavily fortified hangars, some of which are capable of withstanding a nearbynuclearblast.
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