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91National 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 …
92international 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… …
93Chagai Hills — This page is about the Chagai Hills as a geographical feature. For Pakistan s nuclear tests, see Chagai I and Chagai II. The Chagai Hills is a range of granite hills in the Chagai District in Pakistan s Balochistan province. Contents 1 Location 2 …
94Smiling Buddha — For the religious figure known as the Laughing Buddha, see Budai. Pokhran I Operation Smiling Buddha Country  India Test site Pokhran Period May 1974 …
95Novaya Zemlya — For the Russian film, see Novaya Zemlya (film). Novaya Zemlya …
96Downwinders — refers to individuals and communities who are exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear accidents. Currently, this article focuses on incidents in the United… …
97Gerboise Bleue — ( blue jerboa ) was the name of the first French nuclear test. It was an atomic bomb detonated in the middle of the Algerian Sahara desert on 13 February 1960, during the Algerian War (1954–62).[1] General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in …
98Semipalatinsk Test Site — Infobox Military Test Site name=Semipalatinsk Test Site caption=Operation First Lightning, the first Soviet atomic test map caption=The 18,000 km 2 expanse of the Semipalatinsk Test Site (indicated in red), attached to Kurchatov (along the Irtysh …
99Fermium — Not to be confused with Ferrum , the Latin name for Iron. einsteinium ← fermium → mendelevium …
100France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
