It is the limiting form, as the shock-wave radius tends to zero, of the non-self-similar motion produced, for example, by detonating the explosive lining of a large sphere.
When my soldiers realised how much hard digging was being saved, they soon became experts in explosives and detonating systems.
The truth is that none of us —scientists, politicians or mining engineers—has any clear idea what may happen when oil wells are deliberately detonated.
Furthermore, they are not capable of being detonated by the foot of an innocent child, as is the case with antipersonnel mines.
Development of a proximity and point detonating fuse is continuing.
The ammunition which is being detonated is the remnant of a large dump of war-time ammunition which is unsafe to move.
If errors are made, they could lie undetected for years only to detonate in the future at huge expense to the individual or company concerned.
We are now committed to the introduction of insensitive munitions, which are less likely to detonate in an uncontrolled or unexpected way.
