Nuclear Bomb

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    Per wikipedia, "A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter."

    Links to Wikipedia Articles
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    Nuclear Weapon: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon[/URL]
    B83 Nuclear Bomb: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B83_nuclear_bomb[/URL]
    Effects of Nuclear Explosions: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions[/URL]
    Pantex Nuclear Weapons Disposal Plant: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantex_Plant[/URL]
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    Nuclear Weapon: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon[/URL]
    B83 Nuclear Bomb: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B83_nuclear_bomb[/URL]
    Effects of Nuclear Explosions: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions[/URL]
    Pantex Nuclear Weapons Disposal Plant: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantex_Plant[/URL]
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    Appearances:
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    [*]Chapter 34, Part 1 - Colonel Kimmet tells Michael that there is are B83 nuclear bombs in both Boulder and Fort Irwin set up to be remotely detonated as a "failsafe" in the event that either site should fall to the zombies.
    [*]Chapter 34, Part 2 - [SPOILER]Boulder is evacuated and the nuclear bomb is detonated.[/SPOILER]
    [/LIST]

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    | label = Ground Burst Nuclear Blast, approximately 10% of the power of a B82[/template]
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    B83 Nuclear Bomb
    [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/B83_nuclear_bomb_trainer.jpg/800px-B83_nuclear_bomb_trainer.jpg[/IMG]

    1951 Ground Burst nuclear test, approximately 10% the blast power of a B83 bomb
    [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Atomic_blast_Nevada_Yucca_1951.jpg/479px-Atomic_blast_Nevada_Yucca_1951.jpg[/IMG]
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    B83 Specs:
    [LIST]
    [*]Blast Yield - 1.2 Megatons, i.e. 1.2 million tons of TNT
    [*]Weight - 2,400 pounds
    [*]Length - 12 feet
    [*]Diameter - 18 inches
    [*]Delivered by - B1B, B-2 and B-52 bombers, F-15E and A/F-18 fighters
    [/LIST]
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    The Federation of American Scientists provide the following description of the effects of a nuclear blast at this link:
    [URL]http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/effects.htm[/URL]

    The Nuclear Darkness website has a tool that allows you to simulate the blast effects of a nuclear bomb on a specific location. Pick a target location, pick a blast yield (1,200 kt for a B83) and see how it plots out on Google Maps.
    [URL]http://www.nucleardarkness.org/nuclear/nuclearexplosionsimulator/[/URL]
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    [category]Survival Gear[/category][category]Weapons[/category]


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