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'''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 weaponry''' (also known as '''Thermonuclear Devices''' and '''Atomic Bombs''') 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.
*In the [[Stargate]] universe, the primary ship to ship weapons of the Tau'ri are [[Naquedah]] enhanced nuclear weapons


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 00:52, 6 December 2008

Nuclear weaponry (also known as Thermonuclear Devices and Atomic Bombs) 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