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  • Mark 4 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    ...ly line rather than by hand; design ancestor of the British [[Blue Danube (nuclear weapon)|Blue Danube bomb]]
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  • Fission device/Related Articles
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  • MGM-52 Lance/Definition
    A [[short range ballistic missile]], deployed only with [[W70 (nuclear weapon)|W70 nuclear warheads]]; the last nuclear-armed tactical missile of the [[U
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  • W85 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    Air-burst 400 kt nuclear weapon for the [[Pershing II]]
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  • Boosted fission
    ...tritium will increase the number of [[neutron]]s generated by the Primary nuclear weapon. Tritium's relatively short half-life means that any nuclear weapon containing it must have its tritium supply replaced periodically.
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  • Underwater-to-underwater missile
    ...ave included nuclear depth charges; the U.S. [[UUM-44 SUBROC]] carried a [[nuclear weapon, W55|W55 thermonuclear warhead]]. The Russian [[SS-N-15 STARFISH]]/[[RPK-2 ...e possible with a hybrid weapon also gave more safety to the launcher of a nuclear weapon.
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  • Template:Mark 4 (nuclear weapon)/Metadata
    | pagename = Mark 4 (nuclear weapon) | abc = Mark 4 (nuclear weapon)
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  • Mark 39 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    U.S. thermonuclear weapon, derived from the [[Mark 15 (nuclear weapon)|Mark 15]]; 700 built between 1957 and 1959, retired between 1962 and 1966;
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  • Mark 4 (nuclear weapon)
    ...generation but a production-quality, re-engineered version of the Fat Man (nuclear weapon)|Fat Man bomb that had been used on Nagasaki. An fission device|implosio ...rogram explored variations in the Mark 4 core, and then tested the Mark 6 (nuclear weapon),<ref>{{citation
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  • Manhattan Project
    ...s of America|U.S.]] project conducted during [[World War II]] to develop a nuclear weapon. It was commanded by Major General [[Leslie Groves]], with [[J. Robert Oppe ...Boy (nuclear weapon)|Little Boy]] used at [[Hiroshima]] and the [[Fat Man (nuclear weapon)|Fat Man]] bombs used on [[Nagasaki]], on, respectively, August 6 and Augus
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  • Manhattan Project/Related Articles
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  • Manhattan Project/Definition
    Code name for the U.S. nuclear weapon development program in the [[World War II]]
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  • Template:W87 (nuclear weapon)/Metadata
    | pagename = W87 (nuclear weapon) | abc = W87 (nuclear weapon)
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  • Template:RDS-1 (nuclear weapon)/Metadata
    | pagename = RDS-1 (nuclear weapon) | abc = RDS-1 (nuclear weapon)
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  • Template:W88 (nuclear weapon)/Metadata
    | pagename = W88 (nuclear weapon) | abc = W88 (nuclear weapon)
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  • Mark 9 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    ...demolition munition]], also known as the T4, remanufactured from the [[W9 (nuclear weapon)|W9 280mm warhead]]
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  • RDS-2 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    1951 improved version of the Soviet [[RDS-1 (nuclear weapon)|RDS-1 atomic bomb]]; 38 kt yield
    129 bytes (16 words) - 23:39, 10 June 2011
  • Strategic nuclear weapon/Definition
    A nuclear weapon used deep enemy territory, affecting military forces in the homeland, or po
    221 bytes (29 words) - 19:47, 29 April 2010
  • USS Saratoga (CV-3)/Definition
    ...ser hull in 1927, and serving throughout World War II; sunk in 1946 during nuclear weapon tests
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  • Talk:Primary (disambiguation)
    I used the R-template to point to the generic nuclear weapon article, but the Primary is really the fission stage that either stands alo
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  • Mark 23 (nuclear weapon)/Definition
    [[Mark 19 (nuclear weapon)|Mark 19]] warhead repackaged into a High Capacity shell casing for the [[1
    167 bytes (22 words) - 22:42, 14 August 2010
  • USS Independence (CVL-22)/Definition
    ...d ship of [[Independence (carrier)-class]]; served 1942-1946; sunk in 1951 nuclear weapon test
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  • Desired ground zero/Definition
    above, where a nuclear weapon is aimed, but not necessarily at which it actually detonates
    155 bytes (28 words) - 14:24, 17 February 2009
  • Blue Danube (disambiguation)
    {{r|Blue Danube (nuclear weapon)}}
    70 bytes (10 words) - 03:54, 6 May 2010
  • Plumbatol/Definition
    ...losive mixture of 70% [[lead nitrate]]/30% [[TNT (explosive)|TNT]] used in nuclear weapon implosion systems; 4850 m/sec [[detonation velocity]]; heavy cast density o
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  • Electromagnetic pulse
    ...pulse (EMP)''' is a phenomenon, usually associated with the explosion of a nuclear weapon but also by the operation of specialized generators driven by conventional ...nario for large-scale damage by EMP involves the explosion of a high-yield nuclear weapon at a very high altitude.
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  • UGM-27 Titan II
    ...Titan II''' had unusually high warhead throw-weight, which let it lift the nuclear weapon, W53|9-megaton W53. The 54 missiles, deployed from 1962 to 1984, were reser ...uclear weapon, W78|340 KT W78 multiple independently targetable warhead or nuclear weapon, W87|300 KT W87 single warhead.
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  • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
    ...apons were once shared, the only ones now under such arrangements are B61 (nuclear weapon)|B61 gravity bombs. It appears several countries may end the agreement and
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  • Weak link-strong link/Definition
    An architecture for isolating the detonation system of a nuclear weapon inside a electrically and physically rugged barrier; engineered penetration
    312 bytes (43 words) - 07:28, 29 April 2010
  • Talk:Little Boy (atomic bomb)
    ...oy (nuclear weapon)]], or if you ''absolutely must'' insist, [[LITTLE BOY (nuclear weapon)]]. Despite the comma-style practice that Richard Jensen started (singleha ...and FAT MAN (nuclear weapon) would be ''nuclear weapon, LITTLE BOY'' and ''nuclear weapon, FAT BOY'' respectively in the abc field of the metadata. [[User:Chris Day
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  • Shahab-3 (missile)/Definition
    ...ediate range ballistic missile|intermediate range]]; capable of carrying a nuclear weapon although accuracy may be limited
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  • Fusion device/Related Articles
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  • AGM-28 Hound Dog
    ...t generically as 4 Mt,but other reports specifically identify it as a B28 (nuclear weapon)|W28 known to have a yield between 70 kt and 1.45 Mt. It had Category A, an
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  • Personnel Reliability Program
    | title = Nuclear Weapon Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) *Is armed and/or assigned duty for nuclear weapon security that would afford the-opportunity to inflict damage on the weapon
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  • Circular error probability
    ...delivery error may be insignificant. Obviously, the radius of effect of a nuclear weapon and a pistol bullet will be quite different; delivery error has to consider
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  • Gravity bomb
    Gravity bombs can have any type of payload, including nuclear (e.g., nuclear weapon, B61|B61, conventional high explosive (e.g., Mark 8x series conventional bo
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  • Shahab-3 (missile)
    ...he most plausible delivery vehicle for any Iranian nuclear program|Iranian nuclear weapon. The basic medium range ballistic missile version has a medium range of 1,3
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  • MGM-52 Lance
    ...weapon]] and [[cluster munition]] warheads had been designed, only [[W70 (nuclear weapon)|W70 nuclear warheads]] were ever put into production. An "enhanced radiati
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  • Neutron/Related Articles
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  • UGM-133 Trident D5
    ...ercontinental ballistic missile]]s. Its ability to deliver up to 12 [[W88 (nuclear weapon)|W88 nuclear weapons]] per missile, each with a yield up to 475 kilotons, m
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  • Isotope/Related Articles
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  • Permissive Action Link
    ...ermissive Action Link (PAL)''' is a U.S.-developed physical component of a nuclear weapon, specifically to prevent unauthorized activation by persons who have legiti ...weapon)|W28, W-49 (nuclear weapon)|W49, W50 (nuclear weapon)|W50, and W52 (nuclear weapon)|W52
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  • Weak link-strong link
    ...ternal, unintended electrical signals from reaching the firing system of a nuclear weapon.<ref>{{citation | title = US Nuclear Weapon Safety and Control
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  • W88 (nuclear weapon)
    The '''W88 (nuclear weapon)''' intermediate yield strategic warhead used on the [[UGM-133 Trident D5]
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  • Cruise missile
    ...'') or nuclear warhead. All U.S. nuclear-capable cruise missiles use the [[nuclear weapon, W80|W80 warhead]] of 5 or 150 kiloton selectable yield. They may release v
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  • RDS-1 (nuclear weapon)
    ...into limited production, with a goal of 20 to be made per year. [[RDS-2 (nuclear weapon)]], a 1951 version of 38 KT yield at half the size and weight, replaced it.
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  • Counterforce
    ...f a military base was near a city, a bonus counterforce attack might use a nuclear weapon with a larger effective radius, and aim it between the base and the city. T
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  • Atomic number/Related Articles
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  • Beryllium
    ...[beryllium reflector]] was first used operationally in the U.S. [[Mark 12 (nuclear weapon)]],
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  • Federation of American Scientists
    ...5, by members including participants in the Manhattan Project to build the nuclear weapon|atomic bomb, its work is currently organized into four areas:
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