A dirty bomb is one in which radioactive materials are dispersed through a conventional explosion to spread radioactivity.

An assortment of time-synchronized sensors can characterize conventional or nuclear explosions.

Seismic sensors also can characterize large conventional explosions that are used in testing the high-explosive components of nuclear weapons.

The shock wave created by the conventional explosion squeezes the plutonium enough to initiate a chain fission reaction.

A number of large conventional explosions have been conducted for nuclear testing purposes.

Human beings were so prolific back then that conventional explosions like that had few if any long-term biological consequences.

If one were handled carelessly enough, a conventional explosion of low magnitude could occur.

The displacement was more ferocious than with a conventional explosion.

Nuclear and large conventional explosions produce radio frequency energy.

The result would be a conventional explosion that would destroy the device and burn up the fissionable weapon core.