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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Air Burst

The explosion of a nuclear weapon at such a height that the expanding fireball does not touch the earth's surface when the luminosity is a maximum.

See Fireball.

Permanent link Air Burst - Creation date 2020-04-26


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