detection of nuclear explosions
11Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization — For the current activities regarding the CTBT, see Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission. Opening of an exhibition by the CTBTO entitled Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions . From left to right: Michael… …
12Atomic Weapons Detection Recognition and Estimation of Yield — known by the accronym AWDREY was a desk mounted automatic detection instrument, located at the twenty five Royal Observer Corps controls, across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, during the Cold War that would have detected any nuclear… …
132006 North Korean nuclear test — Infobox Military Test Site name = North Korean nuclear test caption = Graphic from the United States Geological Survey showing seismic activity at the time of the test type = Nuclear test site coordinates = coord|41.2943|N|129.1342|E|region:KP… …
14List of civilian nuclear accidents — This article lists notable civilian accidents involving nuclear material. Military accidents are listed at List of military nuclear accidents. Civil radiation accidents not involving fissile material are listed at List of civilian radiation… …
15Chapelcross nuclear power station — Chapelcross nuclear power station, prior to demolition of the cooling towers Country Scotland Coordinates …
16Chapelcross nuclear station — Chapelcross was a Magnox nuclear power plant located near the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland. It was the sister plant to Calder Hall in Cumbria, England, both commissioned and originally operated by the United… …
17warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
18Geophysical MASINT — is a branch of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) that involves phenomena transmitted through the earth (ground, water, atmosphere) and manmade structures including emitted or reflected sounds, pressure waves, vibrations, and… …
19Electro-optical MASINT — is a subdiscipline of Measurement and Signature Intelligence, (MASINT) and refers to intelligence gathering activities which bring together disparate elements that do not fit within the definitions of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery… …
20National technical means of verification — is a phrase that first appeared, but was not detailed, in the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) between the US and USSR. At first, the phrase reflected a concern that the Soviet Union could be particularly disturbed by public recognition of …
