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Nuclear Physics/Weapons
Delivery Systems
Nuclear Arsenals
Nuclear Arms Control
Ballistic Missile Defense
100
If R or neutron multiplication factor> 1, the configuration is called ___??
Supercritical
100
The three legs of the (cold-war) nuclear triad.
Land-launched, air-launched, and submarine-launched missiles
100
This country was the last to develop and test a nuclear weapon.
North Korea
100
The duration of the Current Chemical Weapons Convention.
Indefinite
100
This US president introduced the ABM program that became known as “Star Wars.”
Ronald Reagan
200
Nuclear binding energies are what order of magnitude times larger than atomic binding energies
1000000
200
Both of these weapons have ranges of 2000-3000 km.
Long range cruise missiles and medium range ballistic missiles. (accept cruise missiles and medium range ballistic missiles)
200
The size of the worldwide nuclear arsenal at its peak.
70,000 warheads
200
The countries that signed the bilateral INF treaty.
The USA and USSR
200
This phase of intercontinental ballistic missile flight is the longest and is outside of Earth’s atmosphere
Midcourse Phase
300
France first tested a nuclear device in which year
1960
300
The three phases of ballistic missile flight.
boost phase, midcourse phase, and terminal phase.
300
This technology was brought to Pakistan by A.Q. Khan.
centrifuges
300
What is the term used for :the increase in number and/or capabilities of nuclear weapons of a state that already has them.
Vertical proliferation
300
During this US president’s term, missile defense interceptors were deployed in Alaska and California
George W. Bush
400
Which radioactive decay increases the number of protons, Z, in the nucleus?
Negative Beta Decay
400
A sea based attack from a forward naval platform could use these weapons.
cruise missiles or medium-range ballistic missiles
400
These countries maintain a full nuclear triad.
United States, Russia, and China
400
The year in which the Limited Test Ban Treaty was first signed.
1963
400
DAILY DOUBLE : Russian opposition and estimated technological limitations led to the cancellation of what part of the current US ABM program?
Phase 4 (of the Phased Adaptive Approach)
500
List the categories( and composition) of any Nuclear explosive material(HINT:LEU for Uranium or reactor -grade
Uranium — –LEU: < 20% U-235 –Weapons-usable HEU: > 20% U-235 –Weapons-grade HEU: > 80% U-235 • Plutonium — –Reactor-grade: < 80% Pu-239 (e.g., light-water ) –Fuel-grade: 80% to 93% Pu-239 –Weapons-grade: > 93% Pu-239
500
The term for a missile that carries multiple warheads.
MIRV-ed
500
The reason India and Pakistan have not tried to develop long range nuclear missiles
The fact the regional threats are only ~1000 km away.
500
DAILY DOUBLE: The range interval (in km) of the missiles restricted by the INF treaty.
500-5,500
500
Geographic constraints and its short duration lead the scientific community to recommend against developing missile defense employed during this phase.
Boost Phase.