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  • 51National 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 …

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  • 52Avro Vulcan — Infobox Aircraft name= Avro Vulcan caption= A Vulcan B.2 of the RAF type= Strategic bomber national origin = United Kingdom manufacturer= Avro designer= first flight= 30 August 1952 introduction= 1956 retired= March 1984 status= primary user=… …

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  • 53Operation Crossroads — Coordinates: 11°36′N 165°30′E / 11.6°N 165.5°E / 11.6; 165.5 …

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  • 54Suitcase nuke — H 912 transport container for Mk 54 SADM. A suitcase nuke is a tactical nuclear weapon which uses, or is portable enough that it could use, a suitcase as its delivery method. Synonyms include suitcase bomb, backpack nuke, mini nuke, pocket nuke… …

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  • 55W54 — The W54 was the smallest nuclear warhead deployed by the United States. It was a very compact implosion type nuclear weapon design, designed for tactical use and had a very low yield for a nuclear weapon. Development The W54 was designed by Los… …

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  • 56Pokhran-II — Operation Shakti Image of Shaft III named Shakti Information Country  India Test site Indian Army …

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  • 57Amchitka — Infobox Military Test Site name=Amchitka Underground Test Site caption=Cannikin warhead being lowered into test shaft map caption=Location of the site type=Nuclear testing range coordinates= coord|51|28|N|179|05|E nearest town= operator= United… …

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  • 58Operation Grapple — For the military operation in Bosnia, see Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia). Operation Grapple, and operations Grapple X, Grapple Y and Grapple Z, were the names of British nuclear tests of the hydrogen bomb. They were held 1956 1958 at Malden… …

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  • 59Threshold Test Ban Treaty — The Treaty on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests, also known as the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (or TTBT), was signed in July 1974 by the USA and the USSR. It establishes a nuclear threshold, by prohibiting nuclear tests of devices… …

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  • 60B46 nuclear bomb — The B46 nuclear bomb (or Mk 46) was a tested but never deployed American high yield thermonuclear bomb which was designed and tested in the late 1950s. Though originally intended to be a production design, the B46 ended up being only an… …

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