nuclear proximity-surface burst

An explosion of a nuclear weapon at a height less than the maximum radius of its fireball, but low enough to facilitate cratering and/or the propagation of a shock wave into the ground.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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