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

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1151241

Entities

People

  • Eva Lisowski
  • Henry D. Sokolski

Organizations

  • Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Arms Control
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • National Governments
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Technical Information Centers
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security