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There are essentially three different basic types of nuclear weapons:
- Gun Type Uranium Fission: Weapon consists of two subcritical pieces of U-235 fired at each other at a specific speed to product the supercritical reaction and often time a yield of 10-15 Kt based on amount of fissile material used, and level of design. (Hiroshima Type Design)
- Plutonium Implosion Design: Weapon consists of normally a sphere of subcritical P-239 that is surrounded by explosives. Upon carefully timed detonation of these explosives surrounding the Plutonium sphere, the Plutonium compresses to a supercritical state and the full yield nuclear detonation occurs. (Nagasaki Type Design)
- Multi-Stage Thermonuclear Weapon: This design uses the Teller-Ulam design principle. All modern nuclear weapons in the United States Arsenal consist of this design. This weapon utilizes a Fission weapon to detonate a secondary Fusion stage. (Operation Castle Shot Bravo Test Weapon)
This is a basic overview of the three different primary weapons, there are many variations and offshoots of these designs.
Specific details on all of these weapons designs are still highly classified.
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How many rads does a nuclear weapon produce?
That would vary from weapon to weapon.
How many nuclear weapon does mali have?
None.
How many nuclear weapon does the UK?
The UK is estimated to have a stockpile of approximately 160 active nuclear warheads and 225 nuclear warheads in total.
The most recent nuclear weapon been made?
Hard to say. Many countries make nuclear weapons behind other countries backs. Some countries are not announcing when they complete testing or development for nuclear warheads, so the world may never know.
How many nuclear bombs have been set off in history estimates will suffice?
You can count them yourself in the related link on The Nuclear Weapon ArchiveA Guide to Nuclear Weapons
How many more times can a nuclear explosions be more powerful than the largest conventional weapon?
theoretically the yield of nuclear weapons is unlimited.
Which one is correct - Many type of weapons or Many types of weapon?
Neither. You would say 'Many types of weapons'
Is all energy nuclear?
No, not all energy is nuclear. There are many types of energy, such as solar and kinetic.
How many nuclear reactors are in the world?
There are over 400 nuclear reactors around the world.
What are the many types of energy that start with N?
nuclear energy
Can the earth will free from nuclear weapons?
Your questions asks for an opinion. My opinion is no. The knowledge of how to build a nuclear weapon is out there. There are too many people with different views and values for nuclear weapons to just go away.
How many Islamic countries have nuclear power?
Answer 1If you are asking for nuclear weapons Pakistan is the only Islamic country who have nuclear weapons. However, Iran's nuclear program is rumored to be intending to create a nuclear weapon in the near future. Answer 2Pakistanis the only Muslim country having a nuclear weapon.Iran is never trying to have a nuclear weapon as the nuclear weapon is a kind of mass destruction weapons that are forbidden to use per Islam teachings (and other God religions) because this nuclear weapon kills the child, the woman, the old, and the plants and pollutes the universe.However, it is to be known also that also India, Israel, and North Korea have nuclear weapons in addition to USA, Russia, China, France, and UK.
