"On July 16, 1945, a device that would result in rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction was set up near

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"On July 16, 1945, a device that would result in rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction was set up near Alamogordo, New Mexico, with nervous physicists watching from a safe distance. It worked perfectly; the explosion was tremendous. By that time Nazi Germany had been
defeated, but Japan was still fighting. Two more devices were prepared. After a warning, one was
exploded over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the other over Nagasaki 2
days later. The Japanese government surrendered and World War II came to an end."
Which of the following is the domain-specific phrase for rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction?
Nuclear explosion
Nuclear burst
Nuclear discharge

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