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Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction ¦ ALEXANDR IOFFE The concept of Weapons of Mass Destruction appeared during War World II after the use of atomic bombs. In the mass consciousness, weapons of mass destruction are usually associated first with atomic weapons, although the concept... Read more |
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Destruction
174. Destruction Abaddon angel of the abyss; king of locusts. [N.T.: Revelation 9:11] abomination of desolation epithet for the destructive or hateful. [Western Folklore: Benét, 3] atomic bomb (A-bomb ) fission device of enormous destructive power. [Am. Sci.: EB, I: 628] Armageddon... Read more |
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destructive wave
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nuclear disarmament
nuclear disarmament the reduction and limitation of the various nuclear weapons in the military forces of the world's nations. The atomic bombs dropped (1945) on Japan by the United States in World War II demonstrated the overwhelming destructive potential of nuclear weapons and the threat to... Read more |
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Mutual assured destruction
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atomic bomb
atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy ). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex., laboratory and successfully tested on July 16, 1945. This was the... Read more |
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nuclear strategy
nuclear strategy a policy for the use of nuclear weapons . The first atomic bombs were used in the context of the Allies' World War II policy of strategic bombing. Early in the cold war , U.S. policy was for massive retaliation with Strategic Air Command bombers in the event of war with the... Read more |
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Forensic Science
Forensic Science ¦ AGNIESZKA LICHANSKA Forensic science is a multidisciplinary subject used for examining crime scenes and gathering evidence to be used in prosecution of offenders in a court of law. Forensic science techniques are also used to examine compliance with... Read more |
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Neurotoxins
Neurotoxins Many chemical compounds, some natural and some made by humans, show toxic effects in humans or other animals. Every toxinis harmful, but toxins that target the nervous system have been developed into chemical warfare agents, so the public concern about... Read more |
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Bohr, Niels
...development of the atomic bomb but ambivalent about its use as a weapon of mass destruction. Bohr spent the...control of nuclear weapons and the peaceful use of atomic energy.[See...Disarmament: Nuclear; ... |
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Oppenheimer, J. Robert
...of nuclear bombs. Although...creation of such weapons of mass destruction, he was concerned...to build an atomic bomb. This effort...Mexico. Many atomic scientists...of an atomic ... |
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nuclear bomb
nuclear bomb The first and...warfare was the atomic bomb, which...first weapon of mass destruction. Through their...Immediately, the atomic bomb became a...powerful nuclear ... |
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Rudolf Peierls.(physicist and originator of atomic weapons)(Obituary)
...of the first atomic weapons. Together with...how a "super-bomb" could be made...the critical mass of uranium...5 kilogram) bomb would be the...that nuclear bombs would become weapons of mass ... |
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Leader Reiterates Iran's Strong Opposition to Atomic Bomb.
...steadfast opposition to the possession of the weapons of mass destruction(WMDs), atomic bombs in particular. "We have said times and again...religious beliefs and fundamentals consider nuclear weapons as a symbol of ... |
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Weapons of mass destruction
...And then there are the weapons of mass destruction. The environment has not recovered from the atomic bombs that were dropped on...diseases. That such weapons were ever created is...develop and test nuclear ... |
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Quantum Leaping; Two World War II-era physicists debate the atomic age in...
...fourth character offstage: the atomic bomb, that ultimate weapon of mass destruction. What was said we do not...s inability to produce the bomb? Bohr was the senior scientist...Human beings, no less than ... |
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Culture: Day which changed the world; Nearly 60 years ago today, the first...
...could be used to build an atomic bomb. Shortly afterwards...was to create a viable atomic bomb. Chief among the scientists...Mexico. They designed two bombs, one using uranium...Once the plutonium bomb was assembled and ... |
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`POOR MAN'S ATOMIC BOMB' CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS WIDESPREAD, SEEPING...
...biological and nuclear weapons, but the greatest...example of the destruction such weapons can...the poor man's atomic bomb,'' Cohen said...noted that Iraq's weapons program suffered...his country's weapons ... |
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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against...
...Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan...decision to drop the atomic bomb. The attention...approach to the mass of documentary evidence...not believe one atomic ... |
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The Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction: Not a New Problem
...for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq...of incendiary bombs and chemical...undeniably the atomic bomb ushered in the...race for the atomic bomb, in turn...race for the ... |
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Weapon Of Mass Destruction
...Ironically, the weapon that helped...War II, the atomic bomb, paved the...guarantee of mass destruction compelled the...spot. The weapon's spread...space-age weapons and military...devastating ... |
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Leader: Libya's weapons move is good news for everyone
...give up plans to build an atomic bomb and other weapons of mass destruction, Libya has now agreed to...on the decision to abandon weapons of mass destruction and on...through. One is that ... |
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