Nuclear Weapons

A nuclear weapon (also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, A-bomb, or nuclear bomb) is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb). Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first test of a fission ("atomic") bomb released an amount of energy approximately equal to 20,000 tons of TNT (84 TJ). The first thermonuclear ("hydrogen") bomb test released energy approximately equal to 10 million tons of TNT (42 PJ). Nuclear bombs …

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Mackenzie Institute · 24 April 2024 English

The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has been certified to carry thermonuclear weapons as tensions between...


Mackenzie Institute · 22 April 2024 English

“It must be kept in mind that the employment of powerful and long-range means of...


CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 8 April 2024 English

The current focus is on the strategic Russia and China, as well as the implications importance of satellite ground stations in the of the involvement of the North Atlantic Treaty …

nature and ability to be simultaneously on nuclear weapons but does not provide clear commissioned for


Liu Institute for Global Issues · 29 March 2024 English

to de- 120 velop nuclear energy can accelerate the process Fear of Dependency: of acquiring nuclear weapons, one cannot pre- Search for Alternative Sources of Power sume that Türkiye does not already possess

aspiration and feasibility of a Turkish shift to nuclear weapons Is Erdogan’s narrative something to fear? Maëlle why Türkiye might be interested in acquiring nuclear weapons and pursuing armament, and understand whether Ankara’s nuclear energy policy and demands for nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). By providing a detailed ruling AK Party members (Adalet ve Kalkınma nuclear weapons depending on the perceived – Justice and Development) subjective consideration of its a right to possess nuclear weapons (Toksabay benefits or necessity in promoting


Fraser Institute · 14 March 2024 English

Governments are implementing measures to electrify transportation. In Canada, federal policy mandates that by 2035 all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold have net zero emissions, ultimately leading to …

Cornelis van Kooten fraserinstitute.org with nuclear weapons, the problem of nuclear waste, and its potentially


Wilson Center Canada · 11 March 2024 English

The activities for the Scholars and Academic Relations (SAR) office consist of personnel and operating costs for the Scholars Office and the Center’s Library. [...] In support of the Center’s …

international status, the global history of nuclear weapons proliferation, the history of regional security


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

independent Ukraine, as well as agreements over nuclear weapons, the status of the Russian Black Sea Fleet the EU on limiting Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. The JCPOA initially helped to reverse Iran’s one time, South Africa, the possession of nuclear weapons and international constraints against their against the strengthening of North Korean nuclear weapons have not had the influence desired on leader nationalist fervour. The return to Russia of the nuclear weapons stationed in Ukraine, probably bitterly regretted


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

independent Ukraine, as well as agreements over nuclear weapons, the status of the Russian Black Sea Fleet the EU on limiting Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. The JCPOA initially helped to reverse Iran’s one time, South Africa, the possession of nuclear weapons and international constraints against their against the strengthening of North Korean nuclear weapons have not had the influence desired on leader nationalist fervour. The return to Russia of the nuclear weapons stationed in Ukraine, probably bitterly regretted


CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 1 March 2024 English

years, technological co-operation between China and Russia has been steadily increasing. From nuclear weapons and outer space technology to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, Beijing and Moscow

Russia has been steadily increasing. From nuclear weapons and outer space technology to artificial intelligence


Mackenzie Institute · 26 February 2024 English

Amid reports that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Sky News speaks...

reports that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Sky News speaks...


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