Nuclear winter (3325 bytes)
1: ... would be caused by detonating large numbers of [[nuclear weapons]], especially over [[fire|flammable]] tar...
11: ... combined with high doses of [[radiation]] from [[nuclear fallout]], would severely damage [[plant]] life i...
12: ...ad been observed in the first [[fusion bomb|thermonuclear]] blasts, which had unanticipated degrading effec...
14: ...edict the metereological effects of a large-scale nuclear war
21: ...is overestimation remains unclear. Although such nuclear war would undoubtedly be devastating, the degree ...

Nuclear (468 bytes)
1: The word '''nuclear''' means ''of or belonging to the nucleus of some...
3: * For specific articles on nuclear topics, see '''[[nucleus]]'''.
7: ** [[Nuclear reaction]]
8: ** [[Nuclear weapon]]
9: ** [[Nuclear reactor]]

Nuclear missile (256 bytes)
3: A '''nuclear missile''' is a type of:
6: *[[nuclear weapon]]
7: ...could also refer to a missile with some form of [[nuclear propulsion]], such as the [[Project Pluto]] cruis...

Nuclear density (141 bytes)
1: '''Nuclear density''' is the [[density]] of the [[nucleus]] ...

Nuclear fission (19768 bytes)
1: ...image:nuclear_fission.gif|frame|Sketch of induced nuclear fission, a neutron (n) strikes a uranium nucleus ...
3: ...s substantial amounts of [[energy]] (the [[strong nuclear force]] [[binding energy]]).
13: ...y, a fissionable nucleus will undergo spontaneous nuclear fission without an incoming neutron.
14: ... iron requires energy. The opposite is true of [[nuclear fusion]] reactions - fusion in elements lighter t...
15: * The most frequently used elements to produce nuclear fission are [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]]. Uraniu...

Nuclear disarmament (4659 bytes)
1: ...nt''' is the proposed recall and dismantling of [[nuclear weapons]], particularly those the US and USSR tar...
3: ...s cannot be used if they do not exist. Critics of nuclear disarmament said that it would undermine the doct...
7: ...ability to verify compliance with a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty posed a major obstacle to any agr...
11: ...in space. However, neither France nor China, both nuclear weapon States, signed the PTBT.
13: ===[[Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty]], [[1968]]===

Nuclear propulsion (795 bytes)
1: ...their power plants. In addition, various types of nuclear propulsion have been proposed for spacecraft appl...
3: *[[Nuclear thermal rocket]]
4: *[[Nuclear electric rocket]]
6: *[[Nuclear pulse propulsion]]
7: *[[Antimatter catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion]]

Nuclear proliferation (41590 bytes)
1: ...cluding [[nuclear power]] plants but especially [[nuclear weapon]]s.
3: ...his is the most difficult and expensive part of a nuclear weapons programme. (In the [[Manhattan Project]],...
4: ...able in order to develop rudimentary, but working nuclear devices. (The [[Nth Country Experiment]] is an ex...
6: ... do not contribute in any way to proliferation or nuclear weapons programmes. In [[1995]] the NPT was exten...
8: ...re embraced the NPT as a public commitment to use nuclear materials and technology only for peaceful purpos...

Nuclear reactor (35447 bytes)
1: ...dt, Switzerland|Leibstadt]], [[Switzerland]]. The nuclear reactor is inside the dome-shaped containment bui...
3: ...and sustained at a steady rate (as opposed to a [[nuclear explosion]], where the chain reaction occurs in a...
5: ...fission]]. For experiments on reactors based on [[nuclear fusion]], see [[fusion power]].
11: *[[nuclear propulsion]], including [[nuclear marine propulsion]]
16: Nuclear power can also be generated in a [[radioisotope t...

Nuclear pore (1331 bytes)
1: ...e about 3,000 nuclear [[pore]] complexes in the [[nuclear envelope]] of an animal cell.
3: ...e transport of water-soluble molecules across the nuclear envelope. This transport is restricted to either ...
5: <center>[[image:nuclear_pores.png]]<br>
7: Nuclear pore. Top and side view.<br>
8: 1. Nuclear envelope. <br>

Nuclear envelope (1526 bytes)
2: ...at make up the nuclear envelope is called the perinuclear space, and is usually about 20 - 100 nm wide. The...
4: ...[[nuclear pore|nuclear pores]] are present on the nuclear envelope to facilitate and regulate the exchange ...
6: ...ional change that triggers the disassembly of the nuclear envelope. After the [[chromosome]]s have migrated...
8: The nuclear envelope may also play a role in the disposition ...
10: ...s: karyotheca, nuclear membrane, nucleolemma, perinuclear envelope

Nuclear terrorism (1652 bytes)
2: '''Nuclear terrorism''' can be used to describe any of the f...
3: #Use of [[Nuclear weapon]]s against a civilian target
5: #An attack against a [[nuclear power plant]]
9: ...hly enriched uranium, sufficient to produce 2-1/2 nuclear weapons from a research reactor near downtown [[B...
11: ...s operating Soviet-era reactors, for subterranean nuclear waste disposal.

Nuclear meltdown (5497 bytes)
1: ...''nuclear meltdown''' occurs when the core of a [[nuclear reactor]] melts. In such an event, there is the ...
5: ...d to reinsert the [[control rod]]s and stop the [[nuclear fission|fission]] reaction in the event of an eme...
7: Other sources of heat may be present in a nuclear reactor core. If the containment has been breach...
13: Before the core of a nuclear reactor can melt, a number of severe accidents m...
23: ...uclear reactors. Much of the research in civilian nuclear reactors is for designs with [[passive safety fea...

Nuclear Donkey (568 bytes)
1: ...ler between shows. Despite the changing of hosts, Nuclear Donkey still exists today.

Nuclear navy (6506 bytes)
1: ...hip|ships]] powered by relatively small onboard [[nuclear reactor]]s known as [[United States Naval reactor...
3: ... powered, but not all nuclear-powered ships carry nuclear weapons.
5: ...e [[United States Navy]] has the world's greatest nuclear fleets, the maritime pillar of its global [[super...
8: ...owered. The challenge was to reduce the size of a nuclear reactor to fit onboard a [[ship]] or [[submarine]...
11: ...nterviewing every prospective [[officer]] for new nuclear powered navy vessels.

Nuclear weapon (35490 bytes)
1: ...ombing of Nagasaki, Japan,]] in [[1945]] lifted [[nuclear fallout]] some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the [[ep...
2: ...n used many hundreds of times, however, for the [[nuclear testing]] undertaken by many countries.
4: ...nuclear arsenal. See the [[list of countries with nuclear weapons]] for more details.
6: Non-weaponized [[nuclear explosive]]s have also been proposed for various ...
10: :''For more technical details see: [[Nuclear weapon design]]''

Nuclear fusion (16897 bytes)
1: [[image:nuclear_fusion_dt_reaction.gif|right]]
4: ...rgy source which causes [[star]]s to shine, and [[nuclear weapon|hydrogen bomb]]s to explode.
8: ...he [[energy]] released in most [[nuclear reaction|nuclear reactions]] is much larger than that for [[chemic...
12: ...on]] between these two powerful forces that makes nuclear reactions so powerful.
97: ...p>6</sup>Li, the latter forms the basis for thermonuclear bombs. However all of these, even the aneutronic ...

Nuclear physics (6439 bytes)
1: '''Nuclear physics''' is the branch of [[physics]] concerned...
10: * [[Nuclear fission|Fission]]
11: * [[Nuclear fusion|Fusion]]
12: * [[Nuclear reaction]]s
15: * [[Nuclear magnetic resonance]]

Nuclear reaction (8406 bytes)
1: ...at:right; margin-left:1em; width:300px; ">[[image:Nuclear reaction Li6-d.png|Lithium-6 - Deuterium reaction...
2: ...ocess in which two [[atomic nucleus|nuclei]] or [[nuclear particle]]s collide, to produce products differen...
5: ...quation]], and balanced in an analogous manner. [[Nuclear decay]]s, although not reactions strictly speakin...
47: ...rgy released from the reaction; its source is the nuclear [[binding energy]]. Using Einstein's famous "[[sp...
51: ...icles appear frequently on the right hand side of nuclear reactions.

Nuclear blackmail (1474 bytes)
1: '''Nuclear blackmail''' is a term used in [[nuclear strategy]] to refer to
2: the threat of use of [[nuclear weapon]]s to force an adversary to perform some
6: during the [[Cold War]], the explicit threat of [[nuclear warfare]] to force
10: The United States issued several nuclear threats against the
14: independent nuclear arsenal.

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