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| What swimsuit is tied to nuclear weapons? How or why? |
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| The Bikini. Because of the July 1 & 25, 1946 Operation Crossroads Able and Baker nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. |
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| What is the RAND Corporation? Name a person associated with it, or something RAND did? |
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| Research ANd Development think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the U.S. armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara guided the development of the doctrine of nuclear deterrence by Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). |
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| Which naval officer headed the nuclear submarine program? What was the 1st nuclear sub named? |
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| Admiral Hyman G. Rickover. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) |
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| Besides radiation and radioactivity, name 2 of the physical (non-biomed) effects of nuclear explosions |
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| Strong Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP). Static Overpressure or Shockwave -- Faster Than Speed of Sound |
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| What is Godzilla? What caused it to appear? |
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| A prehistoric dinosaur awakened from his sleep at the bottom of the ocean and created by the February 28 / March 1, 1954 Operation Castle Bravo, Bikini Atoll nuclear test. |
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| What is DUCK AND COVER? What is its basic message? |
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| A U.S. government informational film instructing civilians what to do in the instance of nuclear attack. No matter where you are duck under, behind whatever coverings are around you and cover your head. |
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| Which university-system oversees production of US nuclear weapons? Name a weapons lab. |
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| University of California. Los Alamos. |
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| Name 2 things that made the Polaris missile unique in 1960. |
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| Solid Fuel (ready to launched without being fueled and stable enough for a submarine) and able to be Fired from Deep Waters. |
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| What happened on "Black Saturday," 28 October 1961? What was the result? |
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| In Berlin, the Soviets / East Germans began building the Berlin Wall, started asking for passports, and American troops were staring at Soviet tanks. The result is the Soviet tanks withdrew, but they won because the Wall stood until November 9, 1989. |
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| Make a drawing containing and labeling the essential parts of the Teller-Ulam configuration of the H-bomb. |
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| Explain how the Teller-Ulam configuration of the H-Bomb works. |
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| 2. Primary 2nd Inner Shell |
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| Plutonium / Uranium-235 (hollow core) |
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| 3. 3rd shell of the Primary |
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| Vacuum (Levitated Plutonium Pit) |
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| 4. 4th Shell of the Primary |
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| Uranium-238 (tamper) / Beryllium Reflector |
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| 5. Outer Shell of Primary |
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| 1. Center Tub of Secondary |
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| Hollow Plutonium Fissile Sparkplug |
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| Lithium-6 Deuteride Fusion Fuel |
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| Uranium-238 Pusher / Tamper |
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| Spaces between Primary and Secondary |
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| Polystyrene Foam Filled Radiation Channel |
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| Teller-Ulam Configuration H-Bomb Reaction 1 |
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| Warhead before firing; primary (fission bomb) at top, Secondary (fusion fuel) at bottom, all suspended in polystyrene foam |
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| Teller-Ulam Configuration H-Bomb Reaction 2 |
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