Nuclear Weapons
A nuclear weapon (also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, A-bomb, or nuclear bomb) is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb). Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first test of a fission ("atomic") bomb released an amount of energy approximately equal to 20,000 tons of TNT (84 TJ). The first thermonuclear ("hydrogen") bomb test released energy approximately equal to 10 million tons of TNT (42 PJ). Nuclear bombs …
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The Conference Board · 30 March 2023 English
Interestingly, higher borrowing costs ranked 17th by CEOs in Europe, significantly lower than that in the US (ranked 4th). The low ranking is likely due to a combination of the …
with Russia and vice versa or the use of nuclear weapons. Prepared for Future Gray Swan events? CEOs …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 28 March 2023 English
031 – 28 March 2023 The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] …
Indonesia shares similar concerns regarding nuclear weapons, promptly responding to the recent AUKUS joint … the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) …
SIA: SAGE International Australia · 28 March 2023 English
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BESA: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies · 28 March 2023 English
In the case of the current widespread public uproar regarding the government’s proposed reform of Israel’s judiciary, this information includes visual data, such as images of clashes between protesters and …
Nasrallah declared: “This Israel, which has nuclear weapons and the strongest air force in the region, …
SOMO: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations · 27 March 2023 English
This paper aims to inform civil society in an accessible way about fintech-associated risks and harmful practices – current and future. It intends to stimulate debates about how to urgently …
destructive software or hardware, including nuclear weapons as was the case by North Korea stealing up …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 23 March 2023 English
Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations (UN) has worked to maintain global peace and security and, towards this goal, to enhance cooperation between member countries. The UN General …
approach to deal with the proliferation of nuclear weapons.24 Disarmament: A Forgotten Issue? Figure … recommendations on issues pertaining to disarmament, nuclear weapons, and reduction of armed forces and conventional … progress on nuclear disarmament.27 The P5 are all nuclear weapons states,f with four of them having the highest … North Korea have also declared possessing nuclear weapons, while Israel maintains a policy of deliberate … deliberate ambiguity regarding its nuclear weapons programme. 15 I n the span of a decade, between 2011 and …
FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 22 March 2023 English
Editor's Note: This article expands upon ideas discussed in Lonnie Henley’s recent research report, Beyond the First Battle: Overcoming a Protracted Blockade of Taiwan . To read that report, please …
avowed policy of never being the �rst to use nuclear weapons. If they refrain from nuclear use, then the …
ISC: International Studies Center · 21 March 2023
2 addition to the teaching of the arts, crafts, and toolkits of diplomacy, diplomatic academies may also seek to familiarise their students with the latest concepts, trends, and events in …
quite worryingly, a revision of stance towards nuclear weapons, non-proliferation, and disarmament in some …
The South Centre · 21 March 2023
The covered issues include how the TRIPS Agreement can be interpreted to implement its flexibilities, the use of competition law to promote access to medicines, the role of cooperation in …
destruction, climate change, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and rising inequality. Global cooperation is …
CFR: Council on Foreign Relations · 21 March 2023
the United Nations should address the human rights violations in North Korea or North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. [...] What are some of the tools and channels North Korea has used to engage with the …
the impact of North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons on its global stature and image? How do states … violations in North Korea or North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Analytical Essay i. How did Kim Jong-un … negotiate the following topics: sanctions, nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, cyber theft, and human … Sung-Chull and Cohen, Michael D. North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Entering the New Era of Deterrence. Washington …
