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  2. History of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia

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    With the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, the U.S. Congress established the civilian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to take over the development of nuclear weapons from the military, and to develop nuclear power. [42]

  3. Timeline of nuclear weapons development - Wikipedia

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    This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science surrounding nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. In addition to the scientific advancements, this timeline also includes several political events relating to the development of nuclear weapons.

  4. Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles and nuclear tests by ...

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    The United Kingdom became a nuclear power in 1952, and its nuclear arsenal peaked at just under 500 nuclear weapons in 1981. France became a nuclear power in 1960, and French nuclear stockpiles peaked at just over 500 nuclear weapons in 1992. [1] China developed its first nuclear weapon in 1964; its nuclear stockpile increased until the early ...

  5. List of United States nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia

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    Trinity, part of the Manhattan Project, was the first ever nuclear explosion. The United States performed nuclear weapons tests from 1945 to 1992 as part of the nuclear arms race. By official count, there were 1,054 nuclear tests conducted, including 215 atmospheric and underwater tests. [1] [notes 1]

  6. Nuclear weapons of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States is one of the five nuclear weapons states with a declared nuclear arsenal under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), of which it was an original drafter and signatory on 1 July 1968 (ratified 5 March 1970). All signatories of the NPT agreed to refrain from aiding in nuclear weapons proliferation to ...

  7. How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear ...

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    Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a leading figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a closely guarded secret between the 1960s and ‘80s, as Taipei raced to develop its first nuclear bomb to keep ...

  8. Nuclear weapon - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear weapon [a] is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter.

  9. What Is the Deadliest Weapon in History? - AOL

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    Nothing is more revolutionary than a weapon that changes the game and completely replaces the one you’re playing. Whatever the moral and ethical questions surrounding the atomic and later ...