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71Teller–Ulam design — The basics of the Teller–Ulam design. Radiation from a primary fission bomb compresses a secondary section containing both fission and fusion fuel. The compressed secondary is heated from within by a second fission explosion. The Teller–Ulam… …
72Teller-Ulam design — The Teller–Ulam design is a nuclear weapon design which is used in megaton range thermonuclear weapons, and is more colloquially referred to as the secret of the hydrogen bomb . It is named after two of its chief contributors, Hungarian born… …
73radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
74Nuclear weapon — A bomb redirects here. For other uses, see A bomb (disambiguation). The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 …
75History of the Teller–Ulam design — This article chronicles the history and origins of the Teller Ulam design, the technical concept behind modern thermonuclear weapons, also known as the hydrogen bomb. HistoryTeller s Super The idea of using the energy from a fission device to… …
76Nuclear weapons testing — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
77Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …
78Pokhran-II — Operation Shakti Image of Shaft III named Shakti Information Country  India Test site Indian Army …
79Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) — An artist s conception of the NASA reference design for the Project Orion spacecraft powered by nuclear propulsion. Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the… …
80Castle Bravo — Infobox Weapon name= Castle Bravo caption= Castle Bravo mushroom cloud. origin= United States type= Thermonuclear weapon is explosive=yes designer= design date= manufacturer= unit cost= production date=24 February 1954 (GMT) number=1 variants=… …
