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Air Burst

The explosion of a nuclear weapon at such a height that the expanding fireball does not touch the earth's surface when the luminosity is a maximum.

Basic Effects of Nuclear WeaponsOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Effects/effects2.s...)
Second Atomic Bomb Test Preliminary ReportOpen link in new window
NuclearFiles.org | (www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuc...)
The Mechanics of Nuclear ExplosionsOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Effects/wenw_...)

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Nuclear Weapons Development
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