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Accession Number:

AD1151241

Title:

Grim Prospect: Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East

Author(s):

• Lisowski, Eva
• Sokolski, Henry D

Author Organization(s):

• Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

Report Date:

2021-05-01

Abstract:

This study assesses what amount of plutonium and highly enriched uranium is needed to make a low-yield nuclear weapon that can inflict as many casualties as Nagasaki bombs did.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

33

File Size:

13.28MB

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Grants:

Descriptors:

Identifiers:

• International Atomic Energy Agency
• Nuclear Safeguards
• Timeliness Detection Goals
• Significant Quantity
• Nuclear Casualty Models
• Implosion Device
• Nuclear Weapons Effects

SubjectCategory:

• Military Sciences
• Ordnance

Communities of Interest:

• Weapons Technologies

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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