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11Nuclear weapons and the United States — United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 …
12Nuclear weapons and Israel — Israel Nuclear program start date mid to late 1950s[1] First nuclear weapon test Unknown; possible join …
13France and weapons of mass destruction — France First nuclear weapon test February 13, 1960 First fusion weapon test August 24, 1968 Last nuclear test December …
14South Africa and weapons of mass destruction — During the 1970s and 1980s, South Africa pursued research into nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Six nuclear weapons were assembled [http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/rsa/nuke.htm] . With the anticipated changeover to a majority… …
15Defining Weapons of Mass Destruction — ▪ 2004 Introduction The continued search in 2003 for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq heightened curiosity concerning the definition of WMD. The term has been in use since at least 1937, when newspapers described German bomber… …
16People's Republic of China and weapons of mass destruction — Not to be confused with Republic of China and weapons of mass destruction. Weapons of mass destruction …
17Albania and weapons of mass destruction — Albania once possessed a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. This stockpile of chemical weapons included 16,678 kilograms of mustard agent, lewisite, adamsite, and chloroacetophenone.Albania was among the initial countries who signed the… …
18Nuclear weapons convention — A nuclear weapons convention is a proposed international treaty that would prohibit the development, testing, production, stockpiling, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as provide for their elimination. It would be… …
19History of nuclear weapons — The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are devices that possess enormous destructive potential derived from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions. Starting with the scientific… …
20Opium production in Afghanistan — Harvested poppy capsules. Afghanist …
