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A nuclear weapon, also known as a nuclear bomb or a nuke, is a weapon that suddenly releases the energy in the nucleus of certain types of atoms. These two bombs ended world war ii and changed the publics view of nuclear energy. I was given exemption from the entry exam due to my level of experience and became a member of the institute of civil defence giving me the appellation m. States do not have unlimited freedom of choice of means in the weapons they use. Nuclear weapons of the united states nuclear weapons and the united states b61 nuclear bomb. Efforts to help contain nuclear and other dangerous materials and technologies in the former soviet union, by national research council office of international affairs page images and partial html at nap. Nuclear weapons are one of the fascinating topics for all those who love weapons. The book, effects of nuclear weapons, was first published in 1950, with the title effects of atomic weapons. Nuclear weapons are the backbone and liberator of our great country.
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