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'''Nuclear weaponry''' is a catagory of military ordinace based on Nuclear Reactions, either Nuclear [[Fission]] or [[Fusion]] and as such being orders of magnatude more powerful than more conventional chemical explosives. The first nuclear weapon was detonated on July 16th, 1945, with the first military use of nuclear weapons occuring on August 6th, 1945.
'''Nuclear weaponry''' is a catagory of military ordinance based on energy released from [[nuclear fission]] or [[nuclear fusion]]. Such weapons are orders of magnitude more powerful than more conventional chemical explosives. The first nuclear weapon was detonated on July 16th, 1945, with the first military use of nuclear weapons occurring on August 6th, 1945.


== Nuclear Weapons in [[Science Fiction]] ==
== Nuclear Weapons in [[Science Fiction]] ==
*In the latest incarnation of [[Battlestar Galactica]], both the [[Cylon]]s and [[Colonial]]s make heavy use of nuclear weaponry.
*In the latest incarnation of [[Battlestar Galactica]], both the [[Cylon]]s and [[Colonial]]s make heavy use of nuclear weaponry.
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== See Also ==
== See Also ==
*[[Sheppard]]
*[[Sheppard]]


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Revision as of 14:31, 5 December 2008

Nuclear weaponry is a catagory of military ordinance based on energy released from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. Such weapons are orders of magnitude more powerful than more conventional chemical explosives. The first nuclear weapon was detonated on July 16th, 1945, with the first military use of nuclear weapons occurring on August 6th, 1945.

Nuclear Weapons in Science Fiction

See Also