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U.S. forces around the world were placed on alert. More than 100,000 troops deployed to Florida for a possible invasion of Cuba. Additional naval vessels were ordered to the Caribbean. B-52s loaded with nuclear weapons were in the air at all times.
The United States had caught the Soviet Union building offensive nuclear missile bases in Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. soil, and the two superpowers were now joined in the first direct nuclear confrontation in history. Reconnaissance flights over Cuba had begun in the summer of 1962, and surveillance photographs taken on October 14 showed the beginnings of a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile base near San Cristobal.
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How many submarines does the United States have?
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Nuclear power plant in India?
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How many nuclear power reactors are under construction worldwide?
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How many nuclear reactors are in the US?
There are 100 nuclear power reactors operating in USA besides five under construction as of July 2014.
Which country has the most operational Nuclear Power Reactors in the world?
France (having 58 nuclear power reactors and one under construction) with around 80% of its electricity is produced by nuclear power.
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Mutual assured destruction
What is Castro famous for?
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Can a nuclear weapon explode if a nuclear tipped missile is intercepted in the air by an anti ballistic missile?
Under normal circumstances no. Nukes need a smaller pre-explosion that starts the nuclear reaction, which would not happen if it were intercepted. Its possible that it could be armed so it goes off if intercepted. It should be noted that if intercepted there is still fissionable martial from the missile so if it lands on a populated area it could still be as lethal as if it went off normally. The missile will not explode by being intercepted - Anti-ballistic and Anti-Missile Interceptors target the fuel at the midsection, which is most likely not going to detonate the Warhead's High-Explosive detonator cap, and might not explode at all (fuel-wise). HOWEVER, the missile will turn into a gravity bomb, and if it lands on the detonator cap or with significant force, it will detonate. This is why technologies such as the Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser (ABL) are designed to drop the enemy missile over enemy territory. It is important to note that gun-activated nuclear weapons which shoot one core of fission material at another, will not detonate in this circumstance unless the detonator cap activates the gun.
Why haven't any nuclear reactors been constructed in the United States since 1996?
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