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21Nuclear 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 …
22nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
23Nuclear fuel bank — A nuclear fuel bank is a proposed approach to provide countries access to enriched nuclear fuel, without the need for them to possess enrichment technology. The basic concept is that countries who do have enrichment technology would donate… …
24Nuclear terrorism — Terrorism Definitions · Counter terrorism International conventions Anti terrorism legislation Terrorism insurance …
25nuclear strategy — ▪ military Introduction the formation of tenets and strategies for producing and using nuclear weapons. Nuclear strategy is no different from any other form of strategy in that it involves relating military means to political ends. In this …
26Nuclear disarmament — United States and USSR/Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles, 1945 2006. These numbers include warheads not actively deployed, including those on reserve status or scheduled for dismantlement. Stockpile totals do not necessarily reflect nuclear… …
27Nuclear-free zone — A nuclear free zone is an area where nuclear weapons (see nuclear weapon free zone) and nuclear power are banned. The specific ramifications of these depend on the locale in question. In reality, nuclear weapons have freely traversed through,… …
28Nuclear Free World Policy — The Nuclear Free World Policy is a commitment by the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa, and Sweden to shape foreign policy around the goal of the elimination of nuclear weapons and assurance that… …
29Nuclear Posture Review — The Nuclear Posture Review is a process “to determine what the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy should be.”[1] The first NPR of 2002 was the second of these quadrennial reviews of United States nuclear forces undertaken by the… …
30Nuclear triad — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
