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101Weapon — For other uses, see Weapon (disambiguation). See military technology and equipment for a comprehensive list of weapons and doctrines. Warfare Military history Eras …
102weapon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, lethal, potent, powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. ▪ non lethal ▪ dangerous …
103Nuclear fuel — Process …
104Nuclear thermal rocket — Sketch of nuclear thermal rocket …
105Nuclear holocaust — Mushroom cloud from the explosion of Castle Romeo. Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of the near complete annihilation of human civilization by nuclear warfare. Under such a scenario, all or most of the Earth is made uninhabitable by… …
106Nuclear material — This article is about the materials. For parts of the nucleus, see atomic nucleus. Nuclear material refers to the metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form, according to the IAEA. This is differentiated further into source material ,… …
107nuclear — adjective Date: 1846 1. of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a. of or relating to the atomic nucleus < nuclear reaction > < nuclear physics > b. used in or produced by a nuclear reaction (as fission) < nuclear fuel > < nuclear waste > …
108Nuclear depth bomb — United States conducted the Swordfish test of the ASROC nuclear depth bomb off San Diego in 1962 A Nuclear Depth Bomb (NDB) is the nuclear equivalent of the conventional depth charge and would have been used in Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) for… …
109weapon of mass destruction — (WMD) The term used to describe a massive weapon with the capacity to kill indis criminately large numbers of people. The phrase broadly includes nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. It entered widespread popular usage in relation to the… …
110History of nuclear weapons — The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are devices that possess enormous destructive potential derived from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions. Starting with the scientific… …
