Noun
the explosion of an atomic bomb
Source: WordNetOnce his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her. Tony Blair
I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker. Stanley Kubrick
Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker. Stanley Kubrick
The planet's spinning a thousand miles an hour around this gigantic nuclear explosion while these people roll these machines with rubber tires over this hard surface that we've laid down over the planet so that we can easily move ourselves back and forth. Joe Rogan
I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything. Robin Quivers
Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there. Robert D. Kaplan