nuclear weapon program
111Canopus (nuclear test) — Canopus (also Opération Canopus in French) was the code name for France s first two stage thermonuclear test, conducted on August 24, 1968 at Fangataufa atoll.In 1966, France was able to use fusion fuel to boost plutonium implosion devices with… …
112vulnerability program — A program to determine the degree of any existing susceptibility of nuclear weapon systems to enemy countermeasures, accidental fire, and accidental shock and to remedy these weaknesses insofar as possible …
113Peaceful nuclear explosions — (PNEs) are nuclear explosions conducted for non military purposes, such as activities related to economic development including the creation of canals. During the 1960s and 1970s, both the United States and the Soviet Union conducted a number of… …
114Chemical weapon — Chemical weapons Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing HD (distilled sulfur mustard agent) at Pueblo Depot Activity (PUDA) chemical weapons storage facility. Blister Agents: (Vesicants) …
115Chemical weapon proliferation — Nation CW Possession Signed CWC Ratified CWC Albania Known January 14, 1993 May 11, 1994 Burma (Myanmar) Possible January 13, 1993 No …
116ASAT program of the People's Republic of China — The People s Republic of China s Anti Satellite (ASAT) Program has been under development since 1964.[1] The ASAT program has since been moved from Program 640 to Program 863, the General Armaments Department and the State Administration for… …
117Directed-energy weapon — This article is about practical experiments with energy weapons. For fictional uses, see raygun. Humvee with Active Denial System mounted A directed energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It… …
118B61 nuclear bomb — The B61 nuclear bomb is the primary thermonuclear weapon in the U.S. Enduring Stockpile following the end of the Cold War. DevelopmentThe B61, originally known (before 1968) as the TX 61, was designed in 1963. It was designed and built by the Los …
119Economics of new nuclear power plants — The economics of new nuclear power plants is a controversial subject, since there are diverging views on this topic, and multi billion dollar investments ride on the choice of an energy source. Nuclear power plants typically have high capital… …
120Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… …
