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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
Which countries used nuclear weapons during the war?
The only country that has ever used nuclear weapons in any war was the US, at the end of WW2.
Who were the first ones to use nuclear weapons in war?
The United States of America used the first nuclear weapon in war, when they bombed Japan.
What to do in the case of a nuclear attack?
Hope you are nowhere near it and out of the fallout path; or hope you are as close to ground zero as possible.
If not I suggest reading Dean Ing's novel Pulling Throughwell before the attack, paying special attention to the contents of the appendices.
Because nukes are the reason why countries aren't attacking each other because they know that they'll just get nuked. So the fear of getting nuked sort of keeps stability in the world.
How powerful is a nuclear bomb compared to the sun?
The power of a nuclear bomb is a very tiny fraction of the power of the sun.
Is there a nuke in black ops 2?
Sadly, no - nukes were left out of Black Ops 2. However, the Hunter-Killer Swarm bots (paper airplanes with explosives) when achieved as a scorestreak, is a backbreaker itself, and it won't end the game.
Essentially, Treyarch has taken away the ability for any player or team to end a game prematurely or on their own terms. You either play through to the end of the match, or leave.
The only holdover reference to nukes is the Nuclear Killer achievement/playercard, requiring you to get 30 kills in a row without dying (no scorestreak kills; gun, knife, or explosive kills only).
Should you destroy all nuclear weapons?
nuclear weapons should not be destroyed they should be improved by my finding in 2023 there will be an alien attack on the united states of america, #getpussy
Who made the first nuclear bomb made?
The United States, with its activities through the Manhattan Project in WW2, produced the first nuclear weapons. There were thousands of people on this project, from my grandfather working as a general construction worker at Hanford and totally baffled at the tons of perfectly good equipment the army kept dumping in trenches and burying (he was still baffled when I was a kid in the 1960s and it had long been publicly announced that Hanford had made the plutonium for the Nagasaki bomb), to J. R. Oppenheimer and Leslie R. Groves that managed the project.
By the end of Operation Crossroads in the summer of 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, we had built a grand total of 9 devices, detonated 5 of them, leaving only 4 in "stockpile".
What is the timeline from the start of the arms race to the end?
The nuclear arms race between the US and USSR ran from about 1943 (early Manhattan project) to 1991 (end of USSR).
However every time a new weapon is created countries usually enter an arms race to make sure they have better weapons of that type than any other country. An example of this was the introduction of war chariots around 2500 BC, which triggered a series of arms races that lasted past AD 600.
What happens in call of duty 4 after the nuke?
Well, when the nuke is set off, ( Makarov is the one who did this) in 2012, it kills basiclly everyone exept for Makarov and Yuri. In MW3, you know before this is explained in the mission: Blood Brothers, That Yuri knew Makarov. When you are Let. Price, back when he was't Captain yet, when you snipe Imran Zahkea, Supposeovlly in one of the trucks, is Makarov and Yuri. Back into the explaination in MW3. When Price now knows that Yuri "betrayed" them, he is extreamly mad. Yuri explains the rest of the story, leading into the third mission of MW2. HE explains that before they set out to kill everyone, that Makarov knew that Yuri betrayed HIM. So Makarov shoots Yuri, in the stomach, thinking he is dead. He is not, but gets replaced by undercover CIA agent, Prv. Allen. They go through the airpost, leading to the end where Makarov shoots Allen, killing him. But before this, Yuri makes it to the elevator just in time, and is found by medics, that find out he is still alive. When Price hears the whole story, he is still mad a Yuri, but lets him live.
What do you do if you are caught in a nuclear explosion?
If caught in a nuclear explosion, seek shelter immediately in the nearest building or underground area to protect yourself from radiation and heat. Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth to avoid breathing in radioactive particles, and stay indoors until authorities announce it is safe to go outside. Follow emergency instructions and evacuate the area if directed to do so.
How do you make a nuclear bomb in powder toy?
Go to Electronics then click metal
make a big circle then PAUSE
fill it with any of these radioactive chemicals
ISZS - PHOT
ISOZ - PHOT
DEUT - PLUT
DEUT - PLUT - URAN
Then hollow out the middle and add a circle of thdr (explosives)
WAIT then it will explode
There are many objects that can be used as weapons in order to hurt someone. However, traditional weapons include guns, knives, and a persons body, such as a fist or using their leg to kick someone.
Who controls the nuclear weapons in the US?
The President must authorize any use of them.
This is one of those questions, which, on surface seems deceptively simple, but the reality is much more complex.
In the US, there are three concepts related to the actual use of nuclear weapons:
- Physical custody of the weapon
- Control of the weapon's use
- Launch (use) authorization
The last case is what people typically think of as "controls", but read on, as reality is much less simple.
To use a nuclear weapon, here are the following steps:
- The President must decide that nuclear weapon use is appropriate
- The Secretary of Defense must concur in this decision (i.e must agree that circumstances warrant the use of such weapons)
- The President's AUTHORIZATION codes (along with the SecDef's confirmation) are sent to the military commander in charge of the unit(s) deploying the weapon system(s) chosen to be used.
- If the war plan that the President chose determines that weapon use should happen either immediately or at a specific time, the military commander then transmits the AUTHORIZATION codes, plus that commander's AUTHENTICATION codes, plus the Targeting information to the holder of the actual weapon (the people who have "physical custody" of the weapon - the missile launch controllers, the submarine commander & executive officer, the bomber pilot & co-pilot, etc.)
- The weapon operators check the Authentication codes against a known codebook. If they pass, then then open special safes (using a key or combination unique to each of the pair of operators) which hold other codebooks. They then check the Authorization codes with the codes for the specific plan to be executed. If they match, they then enter the Targeting information into the weapon system, and BOTH of them must then simultaneously initiate the launch.
- If, at #4, the plan the President chooses delegates the launch Authorization to a commander (say, the President authorizes a general to use the weapons if the proper circumstances come up), then the commander in #4 can issue a launch order at their discretion (or, not do it at all).
Theoretically (and, possibly, with some non-trivial effort and help), it would be possible for a rogue military commander (#4) to FAKE the President's Authorization codes, and then give false launch orders to the weapon system owners, and those owners would not be able to tell the fake Authorization from the real Authorization. They would see a perfectly legal launch order.
In addition, there is the possibility of the weapon system owners deciding to launch on their own authority. This is highly unlikely, since most weapons now require an "arming" code to be input into the weapon before it will detonate - that arming code comes along with the Authentication code from their military superior, and does NOT exist at the weapon site itself.
So summarize: the President (and SecDef) control the POLITICAL decision to use nukes, the military commander controls the OPERATIONAL decision about the use of those nukes, and the weapon system operators control the DEPLOYMENT of the actual weapon.
