Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons INTRODUCTION Nuclear weapons are

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Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Weapons -INTRODUCTION Nuclear weapons are explosive devices designed to release nuclear energy on

Nuclear Weapons -INTRODUCTION Nuclear weapons are explosive devices designed to release nuclear energy on a large scale. Nuclear explosives involve energy sources within the core, or nucleus, of the atom.

FISSION WEAPONS * Albert Einstein, E=mc 2. * Split of uranium. THE CHAIN REACTION

FISSION WEAPONS * Albert Einstein, E=mc 2. * Split of uranium. THE CHAIN REACTION * Series of nuclear fissions. CRITICAL MASS * Mass of U needed for the explosion.

- DETONATION OF ATOMIC BOMBS * Gun-type weapon. * Implosion weapon. -PRODUCTION OF FISSILE

- DETONATION OF ATOMIC BOMBS * Gun-type weapon. * Implosion weapon. -PRODUCTION OF FISSILE MATERIAL A- Separation of Uranium Isotopes B- Producing Plutonium

-THERMONUCLEAR, OR FUSION, WEAPONS * Fusion reaction. * Development of H-bombs. -THERMONUCLEAR TEST *

-THERMONUCLEAR, OR FUSION, WEAPONS * Fusion reaction. * Development of H-bombs. -THERMONUCLEAR TEST * The Mike test. * The Lucky Dragon.

FISSION-FUSION-FISSION BOMB * No chain reaction. EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS A- Blast Effects *

FISSION-FUSION-FISSION BOMB * No chain reaction. EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS A- Blast Effects * Expansion wave. B- Thermal Effects * The fireball.

C- Penetrating Radiation * The prompt radiation. * The fallout. D- Climatic Effects *

C- Penetrating Radiation * The prompt radiation. * The fallout. D- Climatic Effects * The nuclear winter. E- Clean H-Bombs *The neutron bomb.

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