Why can’t we “cup” a nuclear blast in order to focus the blast power on an object and, with precise measurements, aim it at the Sun to be burned up eventually?

Question

Basically, picture a cherry bomb under a really strong teacup that stayed in one piece during the explosion and shot up in the air, but scaled up a whole lot.

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The energy released is too large. Even if there was a material that could withstand such temperatures (which there aren’t), the “cup” would probably just get launched away.