nuclear explosion(n = noun.event) atomic explosion - the explosion of an atomic bomb;
is a kind of bomb blast
has parts: fireball

   The explosion of an atomic bomb or atomic device; -- sometimes also used of fusion-powered explosions. [WordNet 1.5]

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