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Conventional explosives get their energy entirely from chemistry; the outer shell of electrons.
Nuclear explosives get their energy from the nucleus. There is lots more energy there.
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Nuclear weapons not in Vietnam war?
No, Vietnam was LIMITED to conventional weapons only. A limited war.
What was Kennedy's plan for America called?
either a build up of nuclear weapons, or a buildup in conventional weapons
Why did Eisenhower favor the development of nuclear weapons such as the hydrogen bomb?
He believed that developing nuclear weapons instead of preparing for conventional war was more cost-efficient.
Are there any differences between conventional weapons and non conventional weapons?
Conventional means accepted standards. Conventional weapons are normal weapons that most nations possess; warships, airplanes, artillery, tanks, Machineguns, etc. Un-Conventional Weapons are weapons that most nations do NOT possess. Nuclear Weapons would be un-conventional weapons. An un-heard of primitive weapon might be considered an un-conventional weapon. The term can also be applied to warfare itself: Un-Conventional Warfare might be guerrilla warfare; Conventional warfare would be traditional Armies fighting against another Army.
What was Eisenhower's attitude about military power?
the conventional military is less important than nuclear weapons
What was Ronald Reagan's weapons strategy?
a conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford
How dangerous nuclear weapon are?
About as dangerous as conventional weapons of the same yield, plus the radiation effects.
How many more times can a nuclear explosions be more powerful than the largest conventional weapon?
theoretically the yield of nuclear weapons is unlimited.
How was the Vietnam fought?
Using all conventional (non-nuclear) weapons to search out and destroy enemy forces.
What describes Eisenhower's attitude about military power?
the conventional military is less important than nuclear weapons
What was the nature of warfare in Vietnam?
The war escalated from a guerrilla war into a conventional war (minus nuclear weapons).
How much worse if at all is a nuclear weapon then a massive number of conventional weapons?
It depends upon what you mean by "conventional" weapons. However, nuclear weapons are far more devastating than conventional weapons because of their inherent atomic components; further are spread over a larger "target" area, thus wreak more havoc and destruction, as in "fall-out" (the aftermath). Just study your history and see what devastation our atomic bomb wroght upon Japan. Conventional? Probably limited in (their) scope of damage.
