.TH Command DETONATE
.SY "detonate <SECT>"
The detonate command is used to explode nuclear devices.
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Each nuclear device has a set of fail-safe coordinates associated with it.
The fail-safe coordinates identify the spot at which the device is "aimed".
Nuclear devices can be detonated by the nearby explosion of another nuclear
device (assuming the device is "armed", see "info fail-safe"), or by the
detonate command.
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You must know the fail-safe code to detonate a nuclear device.
If the fail-safe code is not given in the allotted time and the device is
armed it will detonate.
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An example of detonating a nuclear device:
.EX "detonate 12,-2"
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  1 megaton device in 12,-2 aimed at 10,-6
Fail-safe code? (CR to abort) 99

K A B O O M ! in 10,-6

did 20% damage in 7,-9
did 40% damage in 9,-9
did 40% damage in 11,-9
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did 20% damage in 4,-6
did 70% damage in 6,-6
did 100% damage in 8,-6
turned 10,-6 into a radioactive wasteland
did 100% damage in 12,-6
did 70% damage in 14,-6
did 20% damage in 16,-6
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did 40% damage in 9,-3
did 40% damage in 11,-3
did 20% damage in 13,-3
.FI
Note that when you are first asked for the fail-safe code you can
chicken out by hitting Carriage Return.
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See Also : fail-safe, nuke, transport
