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Russian nuclear weapons have traditionally had higher yield than US nuclear weapons to compensate for the greater targeting error in their missiles.

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Why are nuclear weapons more hazardous than conventional weapons?

Nuclear weapons take their energy from the Strong Nuclear force that holds the atomic nucleus together.Conventional weapons take their energy from the Electromagnetic force that holds electrons in orbitals around the atomic nucleus.The Strong force is a couple thousand times stronger than the Electromagnetic force.


Why is the power produced by nuclear weapons so great?

the energy comes from the strong nuclear force, which is almost unbelievably powerful.


How is the weak nuclear force different from the strong nuclear force?

It generally has a smaller magnitude, particularly in a comparison where apples are compared to apples.


Which force is responsible of the release of energy in nuclear power plants and in nuclear weapons?

the strong nuclear force is responsible for most of it, but the weak nuclear force contributes some in the decay of fission products.


Is radium less powerful than uranium?

Now radium hasn't practical applications. Uranium has many applications as nuclear fuel and also in nuclear weapons and strong tank armors.


Are your weapons strong enough to defend us in an alien attack?

If by your weapons, you mean ours (earths) weapons, then i only believe nuclear missiles are strong enough to defend us, although it would create havoc it would still be able to defend us long enough. Bullets and tank shots are no use at all. So yes, Earths weapons are strong enough to defend an alien attack.


How many countri?

I suspect you mean countries with nuclear weapons. If so they are: Britain France China (PRC) USA Russia India Pakistan North Korea There is strong evidence that Israel has nuclear weapons. Google "The vela incident". There is also suspicion that Ukraine may have inherited some weapons when the USSR Black Sea fleet was marooned in Sevastopol at the breakup of the USSR. Iran is almost certainly working towards nuclear weapons, and if they get them, they will use them.


Why the Coulomb force as compared to strong neuclear force increase at large mass numbers?

That's because the strong nuclear force only acts at very short distances.


how did South Korea has developed a strong economy by:A. growing fruits and vegetables.B. producing nuclear weapons.C. manufacturing computers.D. trading weapons to small countries.?

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What are the 4 types of forces?

Gravitational Electromagnetic Weak Nuclear Strong Nuclear


What is the most powerful force?

The strongest force known is called the "strong force" or "strong nuclear force".


How strong is nuclear power?

Nuclear power is considered to be incredibly strong. Many people would argue that the power from nuclear power is the strongest in the world.