When people read about "dropping four nukes on Franco's Spain" they will think it means deliberately dropping four nukes with the intent of exploding them. You

When people read about "dropping four nukes on Franco's Spain" they will think it means deliberately dropping four nukes with the intent of exploding them. You may have had a different meaning of "dropped four nukes" in mind, but when the common everyday meaning of a phrase is one thing, and you mean a different thing, it helps everyone if you can be clear and specific about what you're actually referring to.