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Academic and policy-relevant field on problems in the nuclear weapons and energy complex
Nuclear ethics is a cross-disciplinary field of academic and policy-relevant study in which the problems associated with nuclear warfare, nuclear deterrence
Nuclear_ethics
Philosophical study of morality
include computer ethics, ethics of artificial intelligence, machine ethics, ethics of nanotechnology, and nuclear ethics. The ethics of war investigates
Ethics
Spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear sharing Nuclear-weapon-free zone Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapon Nuclear winter Nuclear terrorism Nuclear ethics Renovation of the nuclear weapon arsenal
Nuclear_proliferation
1996 treaty banning all nuclear weapons testing
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions and any other nuclear explosions, for both
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty
Controlled detonation of nuclear weapons for scientific or political purposes
targets Nuclear test sites Nuclear ethics – Academic and policy-relevant field on problems in the nuclear weapons and energy complex Nuclear weapons design
Nuclear_weapons_testing
Legally binding international agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons
Technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei
Nuclear technology is technology that involves the nuclear reactions of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are nuclear reactors, nuclear
Nuclear_technology
Explosion from fission or fusion reaction
A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may
Nuclear_explosion
Military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
redirect targets Nuclear blackmail – Military strategy Nuclear ethics – Academic and policy-relevant field on problems in the nuclear weapons and energy
Deterrence_theory
1963 international agreement
1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission (fission or atomic bomb) or
Nuclear_weapon
possess nuclear weapons, though only eight formally acknowledge possessing them. In order of first successful nuclear test, the world's nine nuclear-armed
List of states with nuclear weapons
List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
Scenario of civilization collapse or human extinction by nuclear weapons
A nuclear holocaust, also known as a nuclear apocalypse, nuclear annihilation, nuclear armageddon, or atomic holocaust, is a theoretical scenario where
Nuclear_holocaust
to possess nuclear weapons. Estimates of Israel's stockpile range from 90 to 400 warheads, and the country is believed to possess a nuclear triad of delivery
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
World's atomic warhead designs, 1945–present
India are known to possess a nuclear triad, being capable to deliver nuclear weapons by land, sea and air. American nuclear weapons of all types – bombs
List_of_nuclear_weapons
Dutch ethicist and academician
for his research at the interface of Ethics and Nuclear Energy. He is currently an Associate Professor in ethics of technology at Delft University of
Behnam_Taebi
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
State ability to develop nuclear weapons
Nuclear latency or a nuclear threshold state is the condition of a country possessing all the expertise, infrastructure, technology, and personnel needed
Nuclear_latency
1945 American petition on atomic weapon use
Consultant Einstein–Szilárd letter Nuclear ethics Nuclear weapons debate Badash, Lawrence (2005). "American Physicists, Nuclear Weapons in World War II, and
Szilárd_petition
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are
Nuclear_warfare
Application of ethical principles to the area of business activities
Business ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical
Business_ethics
Set of three types of nuclear-strike standoff weapons
A nuclear triad is a three-pronged military force structure of global-range land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched
Nuclear_triad
Aspect of nuclear deterrence strategy
Nuclear sharing is a concept in deterrence theory in which a nuclear-armed country deploys nuclear weapons on the territory of a country that does not
Nuclear_sharing
Controversies surrounding nuclear weapons
The nuclear weapons debate refers to the controversies surrounding the threat, use and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Even before the first nuclear weapons
Nuclear_weapons_debate
Type of international nuclear weapons policy
A "nuclear umbrella" is a guarantee by a nuclear-weapon state to defend a non-nuclear allied state. The context is usually the security alliances of the
Nuclear_umbrella
The United States holds the second largest arsenal of nuclear weapons among the nine nuclear-armed countries. Under the Manhattan Project, the United States
Nuclear weapons of the United States
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States
Movement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional
Anti-nuclear_movement
List of incidents which could have led to a nuclear exchange
A nuclear close call is an incident that might have led to at least one nuclear explosion, but did not. They can be split into intentional use and unintentional
Nuclear_close_calls
Severe events involving radioactive materials
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Messages to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future
Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are communication attempts intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future,
Long-term nuclear waste warning messages
Long-term_nuclear_waste_warning_messages
of nuclear weapons is the world's third-largest, estimated at 620 nuclear warheads as of 2026[update]. China was the fifth country to develop nuclear weapons
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
test nuclear weapons. The UK is one of nine nuclear-armed states, and one of five recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
American political scientist (1937–2025)
perspective on avoiding nuclear war". International Affairs. 61 (4): 581–589. doi:10.2307/2617704. ISSN 0020-5850. JSTOR 2617704. Nuclear ethics. New York: Free
Joseph_Nye
Residual radioactive material following a nuclear blast
Nuclear fallout is residual radioisotope material that is created by the reactions producing a nuclear explosion. It is initially present in the radioactive
Nuclear_fallout
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant)
Spent_nuclear_fuel
Nuclear weapons design means the physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate. There
Nuclear_weapon_design
Submarine powered by a nuclear reactor
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages
Nuclear_submarine
Very small nuclear reactor of 1-20 MW capacity
A nuclear microreactor is a type of nuclear reactor which can be easily assembled and transported by road, rail or air. Microreactors are 100 to 1,000
Nuclear_microreactor
2002 nuclear disarmament treaty between the U.S. and Russia
relationship" between the two countries with both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed warheads each
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
Strategic_Offensive_Reductions_Treaty
The effects caused by nuclear explosion on its immediate vicinity are typically much more destructive and multifaceted than those caused by conventional
Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). As of 2025[update], the stockpile country's nuclear forces, the Force
France and weapons of mass destruction
France_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Act of eliminating nuclear weapons
Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons. Its end state can also be a nuclear-weapons-free world, in which nuclear weapons
Nuclear_disarmament
American non-profit organization
suspends ethics course that used Bible passages to train missile launch officers". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2020. "Nuclear Ethics" (PDF)
Military Religious Freedom Foundation
Military_Religious_Freedom_Foundation
North Korea has the world's smallest stockpile of nuclear weapons, with an estimated 60 warheads and production of fissile material for six to seven warheads
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Hypothetical climatic effect of nuclear war
Nuclear winter is a severe and prolonged global climatic cooling effect that is hypothesized to occur after widespread urban firestorms following a large-scale
Nuclear_winter
that possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Policy on use of nuclear weapons
by a nuclear power not to initiate the use of nuclear weapons. Such a pledge would allow for a unique state of affairs in which a given nuclear power
No_first_use
Response to a powerful first nuclear strike
In nuclear strategy, a retaliatory strike or second-strike capability is a country's assured ability to respond to a nuclear attack with powerful nuclear
Second_strike
Doctrines and plans for production and use of atomic weapons
Nuclear strategy involves the development of doctrines and strategies for the production and use of nuclear weapons. As a sub-branch of military strategy
Nuclear_strategy
Moral principles within the field of engineering
Engineering ethics is the field concerned with the system of moral principles that apply to the practice of engineering. The field examines and sets the
Engineering_ethics
Test detonation of nuclear weapons underground
Underground nuclear testing is the test detonation of nuclear weapons that is performed underground. When the device being tested is buried at sufficient
Underground nuclear weapons testing
Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing
normal. Some scientists estimate that if there were a nuclear war resulting in 100 Hiroshima-size nuclear explosions on cities, it could cause significant
Effects of nuclear explosions on human health
Effects_of_nuclear_explosions_on_human_health
Hypothesis regarding the use of nuclear weapons
Nuclear utilization target selection (NUTS) is a hypothesis regarding the use of nuclear weapons often contrasted with mutually assured destruction (MAD)
Nuclear utilization target selection
Nuclear_utilization_target_selection
American Jesuit and academic (born 1942)
Tradition. (1979) Nuclear Ethics: A Christian Moral Argument (1983) Justice, Peace, and Human Rights: American Catholic Social Ethics in a Pluralistic
David_Hollenbach
End of the human species
possible contributors to anthropogenic hazards are climate change, global nuclear annihilation, biological warfare, weapons of mass destruction, and ecological
Human_extinction
Research project in Nazi Germany
undertook several research programs relating to nuclear technology, including nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors, before and during World War II. These
German nuclear program during World War II
German_nuclear_program_during_World_War_II
Book by Amory Lovins
Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy is a 1975 book by Amory B. Lovins and John H. Price. The main theme of the book is that the
Non-Nuclear_Futures
Terrorism involving nuclear material or weapons
Nuclear terrorism is the use of a nuclear weapon or radiological weapon as an act of terrorism. There are many possible terror incidents, ranging in feasibility
Nuclear_terrorism
State of two powers having similar nuclear capabilities
Nuclear parity is a situation where opposing superpowers have comparable and roughly equal strategic nuclear weapons capabilities. The expiration of the
Nuclear_parity
International non-profit organization
members is published on the World Nuclear Association website. World Nuclear Association has established a Charter of Ethics to serve as a common credo for
World_Nuclear_Association
Task Force convened on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy
Anders, and the Atomic Priesthood: An Exploration into Ethics, Religion and Technology in the Nuclear Age". Religions 2021, Volume 12, Issue 9. Hans Jonas
Human_Interference_Task_Force
breakthroughs made during the 1930s, the United Kingdom began the world's first nuclear weapons research project, codenamed Tube Alloys, in 1941, during World
History_of_nuclear_weapons
1957 radiological contamination disaster in the Soviet Union
September 1957 at Mayak, a plutonium reprocessing production plant for nuclear weapons located in the closed city of Chelyabinsk-40 (now Ozyorsk) in Chelyabinsk
Kyshtym_disaster
Doctrine of military strategy
security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by an attacker on a nuclear-armed defender with second-strike capabilities would
Mutually_assured_destruction
Ethical questions specific to the technology age
The ethics of technology is a sub-field of ethics addressing ethical questions specific to the technology age, the transitional shift in society wherein
Ethics_of_technology
Type of explosive arms
Nuclear weapons delivery is the technology and systems used to place a nuclear weapon at the position of detonation, on or near its target. All nine nuclear
Nuclear_weapons_delivery
Part of the post-WWII era and the Cold War
The nuclear arms race was an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective
Nuclear_arms_race
fish due to over-fishing; continual spread of nuclear weapons, and reduction of occurrence of serious nuclear accidents. In 2019 SGR launched the journal
Scientists for Global Responsibility
Scientists_for_Global_Responsibility
American scholar and professor
ISBN 978-3-031-56814-5. "Kapur, Paul Ethics Agreement Compliance Certification" (PDF). U.S. Office of Government Ethics. "S. Paul Kapur". U.S Department of
S._Paul_Kapur
Principle of emergency government
continue its essential operations in case of a catastrophic event such as nuclear war. In the United States, the Continuity of Operations Plan was activated
Continuity_of_government
Military strategy
Nuclear blackmail is a form of nuclear strategy in which a state uses the threat of nuclear weapons to compel or deter an adversary's action. Jeff McMahan
Nuclear_blackmail
Consequences of nuclear explosions
The humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons refers to the catastrophic immediate and long-term consequences of nuclear explosions on human life, public
Humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons
Humanitarian_impact_of_nuclear_weapons
including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons under the apartheid government. South Africa is one of the ten states to ever acquire a nuclear weapons
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
has possessed nuclear weapons since 1964. It was the last to develop them of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
China and weapons of mass destruction
China_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Weapon that can kill many people or cause great damage
weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or
Weapon_of_mass_destruction
Hacker group
world prevalent with countries developing nuclear weapons and the information necessary to do so, the ethics of "hacker activists" or "hacktivists," and
Milw0rm
Concept of conventional warfare escalating to nuclear warfare
Nuclear escalation is the concept in military theory that describes the process by which a conventional conflict changes into a nuclear war due to the
Nuclear_escalation
2-stage nuclear weapon
second-generation nuclear weapon, using nuclear fusion. The most destructive weapons ever created, their yields typically exceed first-generation nuclear weapons
Thermonuclear_weapon
Nuclear material pure enough to be used for nuclear weapons
Weapons-grade nuclear material is any fissionable nuclear material that is pure enough to make a nuclear weapon and has properties that make it particularly
Weapons-grade nuclear material
Weapons-grade_nuclear_material
Academic fields of study or professions
Reasoning errors Ethics (outline) Applied ethics Animal rights Bioethics Environmental ethics Meta-ethics Moral psychology, Descriptive ethics, Value theory
Outline of academic disciplines
Outline_of_academic_disciplines
been a number of nuclear whistleblowers, often nuclear engineers, who have identified safety concerns about nuclear power and nuclear weapons production
List of nuclear whistleblowers
List_of_nuclear_whistleblowers
The economics of nuclear power concerns the costs, financial risks, and economic factors involved in generating electricity from nuclear reactors, including
Economics_of_nuclear_power
Method of nuclear decommissioning
decommissioning of a nuclear power plant or nuclear disaster site. Many of the concerns of nuclear entombment center around ethics and long-term reliability
Nuclear_entombment
Espionage related to the creation of nuclear weapons
Nuclear espionage is the purposeful giving of state secrets regarding nuclear weapons to other states without authorization (espionage). There have been
Nuclear_espionage
American political scientist
U.S. national security and defense policy, with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism. Allison is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated
Graham_Allison
Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was chartered to amend the Arms Export Control Act enacting the transfer of Soviet military
Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991
Soviet_Nuclear_Threat_Reduction_Act_of_1991
American businessman and politician (born 1965)
hydraulic fracturing company, and served on the boards of Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, and EMX Royalty Corp., a Canadian mineral rights and
Chris_Wright
Applied science
Nuclear engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with designing and applying systems that utilize the energy released by nuclear processes
Nuclear_engineering
Method of creating a cloned embryo by replacing the egg nucleus with a body cell nucleus
N. D. (2013). "Somatic cell nuclear transfer in Oregon: Expanding the pluripotent space and informing research ethics". Stem Cells and Development.
Somatic_cell_nuclear_transfer
The nuclear industry in South Australia is focused on uranium mining, milling and the export of uranium oxide concentrate for use in the production of
Nuclear industry in South Australia
Nuclear_industry_in_South_Australia
American politician and journalist (1914–2000)
advocating a nuclear freeze during the later stages of the Cold War. He dropped out after the first set of primaries. In 1991, the Senate Ethics Committee
Alan_Cranston
Formed in 1981 by physicist and peace activist Mike Pentz, together with Steven Rose
Weapons Nuclear disarmament Nuclear-Free Future Award Nuclear Information Service Nuclear proliferation Peace movement "Scientists against Nuclear Arms"
Scientists against Nuclear Arms
Scientists_against_Nuclear_Arms
accidents involving fissile nuclear material or nuclear reactors. Military accidents are listed at List of military nuclear accidents. Civil radiation
List of civilian nuclear accidents
List_of_civilian_nuclear_accidents
American nuclear power company
American nuclear power company formed in 1999 from the nuclear power division of the original Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It offers nuclear products
Westinghouse_Electric_Company
Variety of ethical positions
In bioethics, the ethics of cloning concerns the ethical positions on the practice and possibilities of cloning, especially of humans. While many of these
Ethics_of_cloning
electricity sector in Sweden has three operational nuclear power plants with 6 operational nuclear reactors, which produce about 30% of the country's
Nuclear_power_in_Sweden
Form of cloning
Mitochondrial replacement therapy § Ethics Liu, Zhen; et al. (24 January 2018). "Cloning of Macaque Monkeys by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer". Cell. 172 (4): 881–887
Nuclear_transfer
Nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It sits
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope_Creek_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Group appointed to address ethical issues
An ethics committee can be defined as a group of people who are appointed to address ethical issues by an organisation. In corporate settings, these ethical
Corporate_ethics_committee
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
In nuclear weapon design, the pit is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
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, (Sir), companion of the chalice.
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Star of the Sea; Beloved
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of Nucleus
superl.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
v. t.
To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.
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A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
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Alt. of Nuclear
n.
A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
superl.
Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
a.
Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
a.
Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
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Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
adv.
Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
v. t.
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
adv.
In a clear manner; plainly.
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A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
superl.
Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
v. t.
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.