THE SCIENCE OF NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSURANCE

This is one of a number of Information Sheets, on emerging technologies to inform the Department about topics that are of importance to defence, propuced by a panel of the UK's leading experts.

• The Science of Nuclear Warhead Assurance (Adobe PDF, 177Kb)

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 > THE NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSURANCE PANEL

 > INTRODUCTION

 > THE UK's NUCLEAR DETERRENT

 > BOX 1: HOW A MODERN NUCLEAR WARHEAD WORKS

 > THE UK's WARHEAD ASSURANCE PROGRAMME

 > BOX 2: THE WARHEAD ASSURANCE PROGRAMME

 > COMPUTER SIMULATION

 > BOX 3: COMPUTER POWER

 > HYDRODYNAMICS

 > BOX 4: TURBULENT MIXING AND RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY

 > LASER PHYSICS

 > BOX 5: CONDITIONS INSIDE A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

 > MATERIALS AGEING

 > BOX 6: HELIUM BUBBLE GROWTH INSIDE PLUTONIUM METAL

 > BOX 7: PLUTONIUM: A MOST UNUSUAL METAL

 > ASSURANCE INTO THE FUTURE - THE WAY FORWARD

 > FURTHER INFORMATION

Last Updated: 21 Jan 03