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...r. Angular dispersion may be significant to effectiveness for asymmetrical energy [[Wave propagation|propagation]] toward small targets. ===Weapons=== ...

...of lighter construction, as the bullet did not hit it with any significant energy, also the bullet was not 'trapped' in the trap but could fall out easily af ...rence is not itself substantial, the heavier grenade at the same [[kinetic energy]] would involve significantly more [[momentum]] and thus felt recoil, about ...

{{Short description|Weapon based solely on a projectile's kinetic energy}} ...muzzle energy]] of {{cvt|171500|J|ftlbf}}; a typical [[bullet]] has muzzle energy of a few thousand joules, with the enormous [[.950 JDJ]] reaching {{cvt|200 ...

...nsparent to [[X-ray]]s when [[Ionization|ionized]], allowing the primary's energy output to escape quickly to be used in compressing the secondary stage. Mor In ''[[Atomic Energy for Military Purposes]]'' (1945), physicist [[Henry DeWolf Smyth]] describe ...

...r of 20 cm and a length of more than 5 m, spinning with 770 m/s. [[Centrus Energy|Centrus]] (formerly Usec) plans a centrifuge with 60 cm diameter, 12 m heig ...can be built in relative secrecy. This makes it ideal for covert nuclear-weapons programs and increases the risk of [[nuclear proliferation]].<ref name=":0" ...

...xcited state. This nucleus is capable of further de-excitation to a lower energy state by the release of a photon. This decay follows the relation: ...antage of solid state detectors is the greater resolution of the resultant energy spectrum. Usually NaI(Tl) detectors are used; for more precise application ...

...stones or metal balls. Occasionally they also used ranged [[early thermal weapons]]. There was heavy siege artillery, but more mobile and lighter field artil ==Energy storage== ...

...the explosion, while above the atmosphere it is due to the action of high-energy [[beta particle]]s released from the decaying bomb debris. At high altitude ...normally takes place within a short distance, on the order of meters. This energy heats the air, promptly ionizing it to [[incandescence]] and causing a roug ...

Advancements in this area, have led to categorized development of such nano-weapons with classifications varying from; small robotic machines, hyper-reactive e ...illion to nano-science, moreover the development and manufacturing of nano-weapons for military defence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL344 ...

...e to gather information on the [[Soviet atomic bomb project|Soviet nuclear weapons program]], which resulted in the development of technologies that could gat ...by a wider scientific community. When scientific laboratories outside the weapons and intelligence community took an interest in this methodology was when th ...

...ould be released by nuclear fission and asked to report the effect of such weapons. Taylor presented his results on June 27, 1941.<ref>G. I. Taylor, British R ...rmation Division, Oak Ridge Directed Operations.</ref> This calculation of energy caused, in Taylor's own words, 'much embarrassment' (according to [[Grigory ...

...= [[Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission]]<br />[[International Atomic Energy Agency]]<br />[[Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences|Instit ...concentrated production of [[Reactor-grade plutonium|reactor-grade]] to [[Weapons-grade nuclear material|weapon-grade]] [[plutonium]] while remained associat ...

...rmula based on the conservation laws of momentum and energy that model how energy was distributed between the metal shell and the detonation gases that is re ...h>E</math>'' - The energy per mass of an explosive that ends up as kinetic energy ...

...ear Weapons Physics, Group Leader of Neutron Physics, Group Leader of High-Energy-Density Physics, Deputy Division Leader of Physics, and Associate Division ...eview Committee and high-level committees setting the direction of nuclear weapons development (1971-1988). Solem headed the Los Alamos Postdoctoral Research ...

...z force|magnetic force]] required to bend the beam increases with particle energy, as the particles accelerate, either their paths will increase in size, or | title = [https://patents.google.com/patent/US2932797 Imparting Energy to Charged Particles] ...

...orld|the West]] in a number of technologies, especially those concerning [[energy conservation]] and [[consumer goods]] production. The crisis of the 1990s l ...the products combined with [[space technology]]), [[Nuclear power|nuclear energy]] and [[pharmaceuticals]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Some progress ...

...of the [[Early Middle Ages]] (late 5th-10th centuries AD). These artillery weapons were only used in the West until the 6-8th centuries, when they were replac ...ere was some extraordinary global conspiracy to deny the existence of such weapons, one can only conclude that they were unknown to medieval clerics.{{sfn|Pur ...

...were already able to apply scientific theory to the problem. The [[Kinetic energy]] or [[Vis viva]] with which the shot hit the armor plating could be calcul ...acted from the weight of the Prussian shot, the calculation of the kinetic energy did explain the results.{{sfn|Von Doppelmair|1870|p=19}} ...

...fusivity, high levels of fluctuating vorticity, and dissipation of kinetic energy.<ref name=Roberts02>{{cite book |author=Roberts, P.J.W., & Webster, D.R. |c ...rch on placing sensors in aircraft cabins to effectively detect biological weapons and/or viruses. ...

{{short description|Space exploration using nuclear energy}} ...of Energy Facts: Radioisotope Heater Units|publisher = U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Space and Defense Power Systems|date = December 1998|url = http: ...