Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… … Wikipedia
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Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test … Wikipedia
nuclear underground burst — The explosion of a nuclear weapon in which the center of the detonation lies at a point beneath the surface of the ground. See also types of burst … Military dictionary
nuclear underwater burst — The explosion of a nuclear weapon in which the center of the detonation lies at a point beneath the surface of the water. See also types of burst … Military dictionary
nuclear contact surface burst — An explosion of a nuclear weapon whose center of energy is at the surface of land or water … Military dictionary
Gamma ray burst — [ GRB 990123 taken on January 23, 1999. The burst is seen as a bright dot denoted by a square on the left, with an enlarged cutout on the right. The object above it with the finger like filaments is the originating galaxy. This galaxy seems to be … Wikipedia
Effects of nuclear explosions — An American nuclear test. Nuclear weapons … Wikipedia
Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… … Wikipedia