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Learn WMD

A Learning Commons For Better Understanding Weapons of Mass Destruction

Relevant Science and Mechanics

In this section you will find information detailing the relevant science and mechanics behind weapons of mass destruction. Sources range from introductory to advanced levels, and all direct links are underlined.

Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Introduction to Nuclear Fusion

Introduction to Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Reactor Fission Process

Nuclear Weapons Science and Design

Union of Concerned Scientists: How do nuclear weapons work

Simple introduction to the science of a nuclear bomb (and a second source)

Atomic Heritage: Science behind the atomic bomb

Hydrogen vs Atomic Bomb

Thermonuclear weapons

Nuclear weapon gun design (and a second source)

Wisconsin Project: Nuclear weapons

Stanford University: The Physics of Nuclear Weapons

Fission-Fusion Hybrid Weapon

Uranium Production and Enrichment

Highly Enriched Uranium

Isotope Seperation Methods

Uranium Production Methods

Centrifuges and Uranium Enrichment

NTI: Uranium Enrichment Tutorial

Basic information on enrichment and nuclear fuel fabrication

How to convert uranium from ore into fuel

Biological and Chemical Weapons

The basics of chemical and biological weapons

The science behind chemical and biological warfare

Introduction to Biological Warfare

RAND: Biological Weapons and Warfare

FAS: Biological Weapons

Additional information on biological weapons

Chemical Weapon Agents

FAS: Chemical Weapon Delivery

News report on chemical weapons in Syria

Missiles and Rockets

Introduction to delivery vehicles

Additional introduction to delivery vehicles

Rocket Principles

Missile Flight Paths

Basic introduction to missiles

How cruise missiles work

Cruise missile's continued

Cruise missile technology

FAS: Air Launched Cruise Missile

Range of a cruise missile

Tomahawk cruise missile technology

Long-range Stand Off weapons

Strategic missiles

Guided missiles

Principles of guided missiles

How guided missiles work

Missile guidance systems

Ballistic missile basics

Ballistic missiles

RAND: Ballistic Missiles

Range of a ballistic missile

Design and manufacturing of ballistic missiles

Princeton: Simulating ballistic missiles

How ICBM's work

Future of ICBM's

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles

Ballistic vs. Cruise missile

Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles

MIRV continued

Harvard: technology of reentry vehicles

Reentry vehicle physics

Electromagnetic Pulse

Introduction to anti-satellite weapons

Missile Defense

History of Missile Defense

Skepticism of missile defense

Introduction to ballistic missile defense

Principles of missile defense

Union of concerned scientists: ballistic missile defense

Making sense of ballistic missile defense

Ballistic missile defense backgrounder

News brief on missile defense

Missile concept optimization for missile defense

The science, technology, and politics of missile defense

Space-based missile defense

Missile Defense Agency: Systems

Interactive Tutorials, Videos, and Additional Useful Sources

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

NTI nuclear weapons 101

NTI biological weapons tutorial

NTI delivery system tutorial

Missile technology video

Missile defense video

NATO missile defense video and overview

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