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Parent topics
- Nuclear weapon [r]: A weapon that produces extremely powerful explosions from principles involving subatomic particle reactions, rather than the chemical reactions among atoms that power conventional explosives [e]
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- Fusion device [r]: An explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy by combining atomic nuclei [e]
- Gravity bomb [r]: A bomb with no supplemental propulsion, whose trajectory is determined by initial velocity and gravity, or by the action of aerodynamic control surfaces. [e]
Subtopics
- Ground penetrating weapon [r]: A weapon, typically air-dropped but possibly missile-delivered, whose warhead is designed to penetrate the ground and explode below, variously for attacking hardened underground facilities or for cratering runways and roads [e]
Other related topics
- Single Integrated Operational Plan [r]: The U.S. plan and doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons in a large campaign, prepared for all services by the United States Strategic Command, based on Joint Chiefs of Staff guidance [e]
- B83 (nuclear weapon) [r]: A thermonuclear gravity bomb whose variable yield can be set to the highest of any deployed U.S. nuclear weapon [e]
- B-52 [r]: United States Air Force heavy bomber, first version flown in 1952, entered service in 1961, expected to stay operational until at least 2030 [e]
- B-2 Spirit (bomber) [r]: U.S. long-range, low-observability "stealth" heavy bomber [e]
- F-16 Fighting Falcon [r]: A relatively lightweight land-based multirole fighter, developed by the United States Air Force; co-produced with Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal; operated by many nations and to be replaced by the F-35A Lightning II. The F-16CJ model is optimized for SEAD. [e]
- F-15E Strike Eagle [r]: A variant of the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, which is optimized for all-weather attack on ground targets [e]
- F-18 Hornet [r]: A relatively lightweight carrier-capable multirole fighter, developed by the United States Navy and used by several nations, including Canada, in land-based roles; a fourth-generation fighter gradually being replaced by the F-18E/F Super Hornet, and then the F-35. [e]
- F-18 Super Hornet [r]: A new generation of carrier-based fighter beyond the F-18 Hornet, this evolution provides an architecture with even greater expansion, especially with the AN/APG-79 AESA radar, more powerful computers and communications, and a new engine with longer range. [e]
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- French nuclear weapons [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Russian nuclear weapons [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.K. nuclear weapons [r]: Add brief definition or description
