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11Mark 18 nuclear bomb — The Mark 18 nuclear bomb, also known as the SOB or Super Oralloy Bomb, was an American nuclear bomb design which was the highest yield fission bomb produced by the US. The Mark 18 had a design yield of 500 kilotons. Noted nuclear weapon designer… …
12Mark 17 nuclear bomb — The Mark 17 The Mark 17 and Mark 24 were the first mass produced hydrogen bombs deployed by the United States. The two differed in their primary stages. The MK 17/24 bombs were 24 feet 8 inches (7.52 m) long, 61.4 inches… …
13Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information — (CNWDI) is a U.S. Department of Defense category of Top Secret Restricted Data or Secret Restricted Data that reveals the theory of operation or design of the components of a thermonuclear or fission bomb, warhead, demolition munition, or test… …
14Otto Hahn — Hahn in 1944 Born 8 March 1879 …
15Single Integrated Operational Plan — The Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) was the United States general plan for nuclear war from 1961 to 2003. The SIOP gave the President of the United States a range of targeting options, and described launch procedures and target sets… …
16Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …
17international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
18United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
19Firearms unit — A firearms unit is a specialised, armed unit within each territorial police force in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.global defence.com/2003/police 03.htm Metropolitan Police Force s Firearms Unit ] ] For the most part, the police forces of the …
20Zbigniew Brzezinski — 10th United States National Security Advisor In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 President Jimmy Carter …
