It was a known issue that setting explosives on fire makes them...quite unhappy (hence why nowadays the detonators mostly use insensitive explosives [1]). In t

It was a known issue that setting explosives on fire makes them...quite unhappy (hence why nowadays the detonators mostly use insensitive explosives [1]). In the context of a partial/asymmetrical detonation around a warhead - they tried it! [0] 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_57 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensitive_munition