nuclear-gravity weapon
11nuclear fusion — fusion (def. 4). [1895 1900] * * * Process by which nuclear reactions between light elements form heavier ones, releasing huge amounts of energy. In 1939 Hans Bethe suggested that the energy output of the sun and other stars is a result of fusion …
12nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
13Mark 21 nuclear bomb — The Mark 21 nuclear bomb was a United States nuclear gravity bomb first produced in 1955. It was based on the TX 21 Shrimp prototype that had been detonated during the Castle Bravo test in March 1954. While most of the Operation Castle tests were …
14Anti-gravity — Antigrav redirects here. For the EyeToy video game, see EyeToy: AntiGrav. Anti gravity is the idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity. It does not refer to the lack of weight under gravity experienced in free… …
15Tactical nuclear weapon — U.S. officials view a W54 nuclear warhead (with a 10 or 20 ton explosive yield) as used on the Davy Crockett recoilless gun. The unusually small size of this tactical nuclear weapon is apparent A tactical nuclear weapon (or TNW) refers to a… …
16Directed-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… …
17International reactions to the 2006 North Korean nuclear test — were nearly unanimous in their condemnation and denunciation of the test. Africa*flag|Egypt: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its concern over the test and called for all parties to exercise restraint and to return to the Six Party Talks.… …
18B83 nuclear bomb — The B83 nuclear weapon is a variable yield gravity bomb developed by the United States in the late 1970s, entering service in 1983. It was based partly on the earlier B77 program, which was terminated due to cost overruns. The first underground… …
19B61 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 …
20Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) — An artist s conception of the NASA reference design for the Project Orion spacecraft powered by nuclear propulsion. Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the… …
