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Nuclear Explosive

An assembly containing fissionable and/or fusionable materials and main charge high-explosive parts or propellants capable of producing a nuclear explosive detonation (e.g., a nuclear weapon or test device).
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Definition 1

An assembly containing fissionable and/or fusionable materials and main charge high-explosive parts or propellants capable of producing a nuclear explosive detonation (e.g., a nuclear weapon or test device).

Definition 2

An assembly containing fissionable and/or fusionable materials and main charge high explosive parts or propellants capable of producing a nuclear detonation (for example, a nuclear weapon or test device).

Definition 3

An assembly containing fissile and/or nuclear fusion materials and main charge high-explosive parts or propellants (e.g., a nuclear warhead or nuclear explosive test device) capable of producing a nuclear yield.

Definition 4

An assembly containing fissile and/or nuclear fusion materials and main charge high-explosive parts or propellants capable of producing a nuclear detonation (e.g., a nuclear warhead or nuclear explosive test device).

CategoriesSafety, Security
Term OPINA - National Nuclear Security Administration
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RelatedSources

Source 1:

DOE O 452.1F, Nuclear Explosive and Weapon Surety Program

Source 2:

DOE O 452.4D, Security and Use Control of Nuclear Explosives and Nuclear Weapons

Source 3:

DOE O 461.1C Chg 1 (MinChg), Packaging and Transportation for Offsite Shipment of Materials of National Security Interest

Source 4:

DOE O 461.2, Onsite Packaging and Transfer of Materials of National Security Interest
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