blast radius
Detonation damage area
Blast radius is the distance from an explosion within which damage or destruction occurs.
Military and demolition contexts use it literally: The bomb's blast radius extended three hundred meters.
In tech and business, it describes how far a failure or change might spread: We need to limit the blast radius if this deployment goes wrong.
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- shockwavePropagating pressure disturbance
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- splash damageHarm hitting nearby targets
- pressure waveMoving compression through medium
debris field · collateral damage · overpressure · fragmentation · ripple effect · structural collapse · kill zone · danger close · area of effect · drop zone · fallout zone · explosive yield · fireball · thermal radiation · shock and awe · domino effect · casualties · chain reaction
- naval gunnerynaval gun, cannons, gunnery drills, guns, naval guns
- danger zonesdanger zone, danger zones, disaster zone, war zone, war zones
- nuclear waratomic bomb, nuclear holocaust, nuclear arsenal, hydrogen bomb, ICBM
- Atomic Bombingatomic bomb, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, atomic bombing, Little Boy
- Nuclear Testsnuclear test, underground test, atmospheric test, weapons test, Trinity test
- wargamingminiatures, terrain, dice roll, rulebook, tactics
blast radiussafe zone
Protected area from threats
safety perimeter · protected area · evacuation zone · buffer zone · shelter
blast radiussurgical strike
Targeted operation minimizing damage
containment · containment zone · point of origin · point of impact · epicenter
blast radiusblast shield
Explosion-resistant protective panel
protective barrier · buffer zone · blast shelter · bunker · fortification