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Nuclear Weapons
This category is for questions about weapons that use nuclear fission or fusion to gain explosive power.
3,869 Questions
Is there a nuclear hand grenade?
Yes. Unfortunately, not knowing if this has been declassified, that is the most detailed this answer can be. Research the M-388 Davy Crockett and other strange and wonderful ideas hatched by the US, the Brits, and the Soviets.
Should Singapore have nuclear power plant?
Probably unwise: Singapore is a small densely populated island so there would always be people living close to the plant, also if built close to the shore there is potential for tsunami damage. That's just my personal opinion.
What is poor man's nuclear bomb?
you are most likely referring to a simple bioweapon. bioweapons based on bacteria or fungi can be prepared using off the shelf home beer brewing kits, if an initial culture can first be obtained. however producing a fully weaponized system for dispersing the organisms to spread the infection rapidly and effectively is not so simple.
Does Syria believe its okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons?
Yes. Bashar Al-Assad and his government support a nuclear-armed Iran. However, Syrians toe the Iranian line and claim that the program is only for nuclear power and not weapons.
What could be good to eat after nuclear fallout?
According to "A Fighting Chance" you could survive off plants such as grains, beans, and legumes after nuclear fallout.
Also canned foods would be alright as they are protected from radiation for the most part.
As for animals that you might consider eating, they will be affected by a combination of gamma radiation inside and out, as well as the intake of irradiated food or lack of food to eat altogether. Their organs would be so saturated in radiation that you would develop radiation poisoning from consuming them.
What is the blast radius of a nuclear ballistic missile?
This really depends on a number of factors, such as the yield of the weapon, the detonation altitude, and the terrain.
Where was the 4th atomic bomb detonation?
Crossroads Able, airdrop over Bikini atoll in summer 1946. This was an airburst effects test of a "stockpile" bomb. It was almost certainly a MK-4 (improved composite core implosion device in a much lighter and easier to assemble casing than the MK-3 Fatman).
How many nuclear weapons are operational according to the pentagon?
You could try sending the Pentagon a FOIA request for documents on that subject. I would expect most of the document text to be redacted. A MDR request could also work but those typically only work for data 25 years or older and you want current.
I expect the data you want is likely classified Top Secret-Q Restricted Data now, not qualified for declassification review for 25 years or more.
Why does Iran need a nuclear bomb and will it get one?
There are two questions here.
Why does Iran need a nuclear bomb? -- Iran does not NEED a nuclear bomb. Iran WANTS a nuclear bomb since having a nuclear weapon would, in Iran's view, lessen the advantage that Israel has over its neighboring Islamic States. It would also be a symbol of Iranian power and a projection of Iranian influence and civilization.
When will Iran have a nuclear bomb? -- The timeline for Iran gaining a nuclear weapon is unclear. It is likely that Iran will have sufficient fissile material to make a bomb by late 2015 or early 2016. However, the Israeli Mossad has performed a number of operations aimed at delaying the creation of such a weapon.
Personnel in any TDA unit who are not assigned individual weapons are exempt from weapon qualification in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 350-1,
paragraph 4-10(5)d. HOWEVER....Active Component (AC) TDA units with personnel assigned individual weapons will qualify every six months.National Guard (NG) personnel assigned individual weapons will qualify every 12 months. Consult the appropriate section of this chapter to determine authorized "resourcing" for qualification.
How many nuclear weapons did the United States have in 1945?
The first thing you have to understand is that the US did not stockpile usable nuclear weapons in 1945. The nuclear weapons available in 1945 came in unassembled "kit" form and took days for a bomb assembly team to assemble before use. The orders during World War 2 were to drop the nuclear weapons on Japanese cities as soon as they became available.
The Manhattan Project had plans and facilities to make and use 23 nuclear weapons on Japan before the end of 1945, but only 2 were actually used. A third nuclear weapon was finished by Los Alamos and shipped to San Francisco but the Japanese indicated they would surrender and Truman ordered the nuclear bombing stopped before it arrived, so it was returned to Los Alamos.
Soon after the end of World War 2 the Manhattan Project found it necessary to cut back production of plutonium significantly to limit unexpected radiation damage to the graphite moderator of the 3 Hanford reactors. Official declassified documents show that instead of being able to finish the remaining 20 nuclear weapons planned for 1945, Los Alamos was only able to finish 1 more due to the plutonium shortage from the Hanford reactors!
Here is the timeline:
- July, 1 nuclear bomb built, 1 nuclear bomb exploded (Trinity test)
- August, 2 nuclear bombs built, 2 nuclear bombs exploded (Hiroshima, Nagasaki), 1 more nuclear bomb built, unused
- September through December, 1 more nuclear bomb built, unused
Which branch of the US military can guard US nuclear weapons?
Actually all 3 major branches of the military ( Air Force, Army, Navy with Marines) have nuclear weapons. So it isn't depended upon which branch you are in but what your duties are.
Why the us dropped atomic bomb?
There were several military arguments for using the atomic bomb against Japan in 1945. First, this would bring about an early surrender of Japan and avoid what would probably have been a prolonged struggle with much loss of life by US forces. Secondly, the USSR was already moving against Japan and had seized one small island (which Russia still has, even in 2013) and the US feared that Japan would become a Soviet satellite, much in the way that eastern Europe was. The Cold War began even before WW II was over. An early Japanese surrender avoided that problem.
Why is the nuclear test ban treaty important?
To be able to monitor unconditionally all nuclear tests. If nuclear tests are allowed freely, no third party would have rights to observe and provide expertise, no error reporting available, no standard recollection of facts, no responsibility recorded.
Was it mean that nuclear bomb absolutely banned in the Philippines according to article 2 section 8?
This is intended to keep the country a nuclear DMZ where no nation can station their nuclear weapons on Philippine soil. However such laws are unenforceable in actual practice as any nuclear armed nation has the right to keep the location of those weapons classified and refuse to acknowledge or deny the presence of nuclear weapons on any base or installation within Philippine territory and the Filipinos would have no right to search to verify without causing an international incident.
That may be a difficult question if you are referring to what contains plutonium then nuclear bombs and missiles contain plutonium
When did Israel become Nuclear power?
It is uncertain if they are or are not. They refuse to confirm or deny it.
Was site of Nevada nuclear testing unsafe for humans from 1973 to 1982?
No, all shots were underground and fully contained with no venting in that time period.
Which country assisted china to develop nuclear weapons?
Originally the USSR was assisting them with reactors and was promising to supply nuclear weapons if needed, so China would not have to develop their own. However the USSR withdrew from this agreement in 1959. This caused China to begin their own nuclear weapons project, culminating in their first test in 1964.
So nobody assisted China to develop nuclear weapons. They did it on their own.
