Unleashed: to suddenly let a strong force, feeling etc have its full effect. United States unleashed a new weapon of mass destruction against the Japanese at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Destruction: the act or process of destroying something or of being destroyed. United States unleashed a new weapon of mass destruction against the Japanese at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Sheer: used to emphasize that something is very heavy. They killed by sheer magnitude of the blast and the resulting firestorm
Magnitude: the great size or importance of something. They killed by sheer magnitude of the blast and the resulting firestorm
Fallout: the dangerous radioactive dust which is left in the air after a nuclear explosion and which slowly falls to earth. they killed by means of nuclear fallout.
Monopoly: it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it. the United States possessed a monopoly on this new dreadful weapon.
Exclusiveness: available or belonging only to particular people, and not shared. The exclusiveness was short-lived, however.
short-live: living or lasting only a little while. The exclusiveness was short-lived.
Ideologies: strongly influence the way people behave. By this time they had become peacetime enemies with conflicting ideologies and competing global interests.
Explosions: The energy produced by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces. The above ground explosions generated nuclear fallout.
