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Nuclear Weapons — In 1991, the Russian Federation emerged as the legal successor to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), including the defunct nation’s right to possess nuclear weapons under the 1968 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT). At the… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
NSNF — nonstrategic nuclear forces … Military dictionary
United States and weapons of mass destruction — The federal government of the United States is known to have possessed three types of weapons of mass destruction: nuclear weapons, chemical weapons and biological weapons. The U.S. is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in combat. The… … Wikipedia
Suitcase nuke — H 912 transport container for Mk 54 SADM. A suitcase nuke is a tactical nuclear weapon which uses, or is portable enough that it could use, a suitcase as its delivery method. Synonyms include suitcase bomb, backpack nuke, mini nuke, pocket nuke… … Wikipedia
Exercise Zapad — (zapad is Russian for west) were large scale military exercises carried out in the Soviet Union in 1981 and 1999. Zapad 81 Exercise Zapad 81 ( West 81 ) was the largest military exercise ever to be carried out by the Soviet Union, according to… … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
