LEARNING ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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Try the web site of the Federation of
American Scientists.  In addition to many
essays and articles about this topics, they
have a variety of interacvtive pages and
games that allow you to experiment with the
subject.

Examples

The Blast Calculator: Drop a nuke of a size you select on
the city of your choice (well, simulate it, of course, don't
really drop anything).  This will show you where the
damage is.

The Fallout Calculator: Check the zone in which
radioactive fallout woould be a problem in circumstances
similar to the blast calculator above.


The Uranium Enrichment Guide: Uranium must be enriched
in order to make nuclear weapons out of it.  Enrichment
means increasing the percentage of the explosive variety
of uranium (Uranium-235) in the sample of uranium that
you have.  This step is the most difficult one, and it is the
big roadblock for nations, terrorists, gangs, your
neighbors, and anyone else wanting a nuclear weapon.  
The favored way of doing it is with a whole bunch of
centrifuges.  Explore how long it might take under various
conditions.
What About the North Korean
Program?

Try this Public Broadcasting System
(PBS) Link about the Feb., 2007
agreement in which Norfth Korea agreed
to give up its nuclear prograam in
exchange for energy aid.  It contains
many links about the subject.

Also try this link to a
Federation of
American Scientists page giving the
history of the North Korean program
using a brief synopsis and many links.  It
is up to date through the Oct., 2006 North
Korean nuclear test (as of March 11,
2007).