Heat
Heat verb - To cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree.
Nuke
Nuke verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Both words in one sentence
- In space a nuke only a direct hit with a nuke would do any notable damage as there's no atmosphere to carry a shockwave or heat.
Source: Slap-on-the-Wrist Nuke - Nuke 'em: the T-16 charges are portable fusion explosives consisting of magnetic vibrators that heat up deuterium to the temperature required to initiate nuclear fusion.
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The Warren Ellis comic Global Frequency featured the threat of kinetic spears, weapons designed to be dropped from satellites, heat up on re-entry, and strike the ground with the force of a tactical nuke, and as hot as the edge of the sun.
Source: Orbital Bombardment
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