What exactly happens at short circuit?
Battery specs are often stated assuming a constant average current over the span of decreasing voltage range.

All batteries have an internal resistance that defines what the short circuit current is which is never specified since the internal heat can be dangerous ( explosion) but can be estimated from a load test from say 1A to 20A std discharge 3.6V/20A=R = 180 mOhms  

Using AWG calculator or table use AWG 20 to 30 and determine length of wire needed to make 380 mOhms and coil it up and you have a heater or Igniter wire which gets very hot.   Better wire is NiChrome or "heater wire" which is high resistance in a shorter length.

Exactly what do you intend to blow up with this wire?  ;) everyone is watching you ;)