Fell
Fell verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Nuke
Nuke verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck
Both words in one sentence
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It should be noted, that the nuke didn't go nuclear, it just detonated its self destruct and fell from the sky.
Source: Film / Under Siege -
This extends to his other works, including in Firstborn which were destroyed (cut off) when the Spacers retaliated against Earth dropping a nuke on Mars, with surprisingly low (or even zero) casualty, since the cable fell and burned, while the station was floating around in orbit.
Source: Space Elevator - The main door may still work somehow, even though a nuke fell on the tunnel.
Source: Plot Hole
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