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Shaped charge used in nuclear weapons
An explosive lens—as used, for example, in nuclear weapons—is a highly specialized shaped charge. In general, it is a device composed of several explosive
Explosive_lens
Optical device which transmits and refracts light
visible light are also called "lenses", such as microwave lenses, electron lenses, acoustic lenses, or explosive lenses. Lenses are used in various imaging
Lens
Substance that can explode
An explosive is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied
Explosive
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
compressive wave upon their simultaneous detonation. This so-called "explosive lens" focused the shock waves inward with sufficient force to rapidly compress
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Almost all the common explosives listed here were mixtures of several common components: Ammonium picrate TNT (Trinitrotoluene) PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate)
List of explosives used during World War II
List_of_explosives_used_during_World_War_II
Explosive blend
55 g/cm3 (159 lb/cu ft), was used as the slow-detonating explosive in the explosive lenses of implosion-type nuclear weapons, with Composition B often
Baratol
Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor
charge of X Division, which was responsible for the development of the explosive lenses necessary for an implosion-type nuclear weapon. In July 1945, he watched
George_Kistiakowsky
Explosive, a mix of RDX and TNT
hand grenades, and various other munitions. It was also used for the explosive lenses in the first implosion-type nuclear weapons developed by the United
Composition_B
Topics referred to by the same term
Electrostatic lens, a device used to focus or collimate electron beams Explosive lens, a shaped explosive charge with focused blast Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens_(disambiguation)
Multi-stage fusion-fission nuclear weapon
smaller sphere by special layers of conventional high explosives arranged around it in an explosive lens pattern, initiating the nuclear chain reaction that
Thermonuclear_weapon
American physicist, inventor and professor (1911–1988)
Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project. Alvarez worked on the design of explosive lenses, and the development of exploding-bridgewire detonators. As a member
Luis_Walter_Alvarez
Unconventionally produced bomb
machined copper, with a concave lens or dish shape, pointed inward. The plate is aimed at the target. When the high-explosive charge, uniformly packed behind
Improvised_explosive_device
this, a pusher shell may be needed. The pusher is located between the explosive lens and the tamper. It works by reflecting some of the shock wave backward
Nuclear_weapon_design
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
the fast explosive and baratol as the slow explosive. The final design resembled a soccer ball, with 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal lenses, each weighing
Project_Y
American high-yield nuclear gravity bomb
for fission, with a mix of lithium-6 deuteride fuel for fusion. The explosive lens comprised a mixture of RDX and TNT, which was not insensitive. Two variants
B53_nuclear_bomb
Explosive device utilizing a tube of long welded metal cylinders
the explosive needs to act evenly on the rods over their length, so some sort of tamper is used to shape the shock wave similar to an explosive lens. The
Continuous-rod_warhead
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
initially a low priority fallback option, as it was complex and required explosive lenses, but in 1944 it was confirmed that plutonium from Hanford was not suitable
Manhattan_Project
UK atomic bomb development project
the supercharge, the spherical shell of explosive that encases the tamper. Test firings of explosive lenses were conducted at Foulness by a team under
High_Explosive_Research
Glassy mineral left in the dirt after the plutonium-based Trinity bomb test
activation product, the barium in the Trinity device coming from the slow explosive lens employed in the device, known as Baratol. Quartz is the only surviving
Trinitite
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
Manhattan Project. He developed the mathematical models behind the explosive lenses used in the implosion-type nuclear weapon. Before and after the war
John_von_Neumann
Explosive materials where powder is bound together in a matrix with synthetic polymer
Polymer-bonded explosives, also called PBX or plastic-bonded explosives, are explosive materials in which explosive powder is bound together in a matrix
Polymer-bonded_explosive
Soviet atomic bomb
Soviet Union as an improved version of the RDS-1. It included new explosive lenses along with a new core design to decrease the probability of pre-detonation
RDS-2
Detonator fired by electric current
which then fired each of the 32 explosive lens units. EBWs were developed as a means of detonating multiple explosive charges simultaneously, mainly for
Exploding-bridgewire detonator
Exploding-bridgewire_detonator
Polish mathematician and physicist (1909–1984)
worked on the hydrodynamic calculations to predict the behavior of the explosive lenses that were needed by an implosion-type weapon. He was assigned to Edward
Stanisław_Ulam
Czech-born American scientist
plutonium chemistry was too dangerous for women, Hornig worked in high-explosive lenses instead. While at Los Alamos, she signed a petition urging that the
Lilli_Hornig
State ability to develop nuclear weapons
primarily oriented toward the creation of nuclear weapons, such as the explosive lenses required to build an implosion-type weapon. Production or development
Nuclear_latency
Explosive with focused effect
driven explosively formed penetrator was apparently proposed for terminal ballistic missile defense in the 1960s. Explosive lens High-explosive squash
Shaped_charge
American thermonuclear warhead designed in the late 1950s/early 1960s
polymer-bonded explosive in its explosive lenses is reported to have nearly detonated in 2005 when an unsafe amount of pressure was applied to the explosive while
W56
Weapons facility in Iraq
mass destruction, with its workers' expertise in explosives being used to develop explosive lenses for nuclear weapons. Iraq's program suffered serious
Al_Qa'qaa
American astrophysicist (1915–2005)
Mexico, where he worked with George Kistiakowsky on the development of explosive lenses required to detonate the implosion-type nuclear weapon. Morrison transported
Philip_Morrison
Test to study nuclear shock waves
(37 TBq), located in the center of a simulated nuclear device. The explosive lenses were designed primarily using this series of tests. Some 254 tests
RaLa_Experiment
American physicist (1907–1988)
with James L. Tuck from the British Mission, conceived the idea of explosive lenses, in which shaped charges are used to focus the force of an explosion
Seth_Neddermeyer
Induction of radioactivity by neutron radiation
barium-133, an activation product formed from the Baratol used in the slow explosive lens employed in the Trinity device. This barium isotope can be used to authenticate
Neutron_activation
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
Fat Man bomb. The idea of using shaped charges as three-dimensional explosive lenses came from James L. Tuck and was developed by von Neumann. The success
Fat_Man
1997 American political action thriller film by Mimi Leder
bomb's explosive lens shell and stop the primary explosion from establishing critical mass within the plutonium core. The primary explosives detonate
The_Peacemaker_(1997_film)
1966 Chinese atmospheric nuclear test
Bamboo concept. The 596L design is believed to be very similar. High-explosive lenses Natural or depleted uranium Lithium deuteride Highly enriched
Project_596L
Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
In an implosion bomb, plutonium is compressed to high density with explosive lenses—a technically more daunting task than the simple gun-type bomb, but
Plutonium
1954 U.S. thermonuclear weapon test in the Marshall Islands
and used the more compact ring lenses, a design feature shared with the Mark 5, 12, 13 and 18 designs. The explosive material of the inner charges in
Castle_Bravo
Type of radiological weapon
radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The purpose of the weapon is to contaminate the area around the dispersal
Dirty_bomb
Nuclear bomb
weapon that used a levitated pit and an implosion design with 92 high-explosive lenses. The weapon had multiple yields of 8, 19, 22, 30, 31, and 61 kt by
Mark_7_nuclear_bomb
Pakistani multi-disciplinary, research and development agency
Sheikh—a chemical engineer from DESTO—was tasked to developed chemical explosive lenses, tampers, and triggering mechanized system, necessary in the technology
Defence Science & Technology Organisation
Defence_Science_&_Technology_Organisation
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
weapon; a smaller version of Thin Man became Little Boy. Using chemical explosive lenses, a sub-critical sphere of fissile material could be squeezed into a
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
thermonuclear fuel. During and after the implosive compression by the high-explosive lenses, the fusion fuel comes into contact with the antihydrogen. Annihilation
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
through an explosive material. One example of this can be found in explosive lenses, in which case the properties of different explosive compounds are
Staged_detonation
Range of early Soviet nuclear warheads
1951, at KB-11. The major improvement to the bomb was a redesigned explosive lens system that allowed the designers to double the yield of RDS-1 and reduce
RDS-2_Linage
British nuclear weapon
highly enriched uranium (HEU) which was surrounded by a high-explosive supercharge and 72-lens implosion system. The HEU core was greater than one uncompressed
Violet_Club
Caltech work supporting the WW II Manhattan Project
assemble the explosive but non-nuclear pumpkin bombs for testing. The design of the Fat Man required that a number of explosive lenses had to be detonated
Project_Camel
Topics referred to by the same term
stabilization, a family of techniques to reduce blur caused by lens shakes Canon Image Stabilizer, a lens-based image stabilization technology by Canon Intrinsic
IS
Blue Danube free-fall bomb. It had a 60-inch (1,500 mm) diameter, 32 explosive lens implosion system with a levitated pit suspended within a natural uranium
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
Atomic spy for the Soviet Union (1922–2014)
his work on the molds into which were poured the component of the explosive lenses of the bombs used for the Trinity nuclear test and in the bombing of
David_Greenglass
India's first successful nuclear weapons test (1974)
Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) of the DRDO developed the explosive lenses for the implosion system. Srinivasan and K. Subba Rao were tasked with
Smiling_Buddha
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
and other armaments. Nobel's most famous invention, dynamite, was an explosive made using nitroglycerin, which was patented in 1867. He further invented
Alfred_Nobel
Facility established by the Manhattan Project
pentagonal lenses, each weighing about 80 pounds (36 kg). The explosive lenses required by the Fat Man had to be fabricated. A small explosive plant was
Salt_Wells_Pilot_Plant
chemist McAllister Hull (B.S. 1948, Ph.D. 1951), Manhattan Project explosive lens expert, Yale physics professor, SUNY Buffalo dean, University of New
List of Yale University people
List_of_Yale_University_people
sub-critical sphere or cylinder of fissile material using chemically fueled explosive lenses. The latter approach, the "implosion" method, is more sophisticated
Nuclear_weapon
Private university in Pasadena, California
by Charles Lauritsen which assisted in the development of the high-explosive lenses used in the Fat Man implosion bomb, crucial to the Trinity Test and
California Institute of Technology
California_Institute_of_Technology
Research institute in Chandigarh, India
propagation Explosive forming, cladding and welding. Detonation dynamics of high explosives. TBRL is responsible for the development of Explosive lenses for India's
Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory
Terminal_Ballistics_Research_Laboratory
American physicist
a large capacitor to deliver a high voltage charge directly to each explosive lens, replacing blasting caps with exploding-bridgewire detonators. This
Lawrence_H._Johnston
Type of atomic bomb
Mercury, Nevada. The explosive device, "Hydride I", used a MK-6 HE assembly made of Composition B and Baratol explosive lenses, and an XMC-305 betatron
Uranium_hydride_bomb
Belgian footballer (born 2000)
2021, Openda rejoined Vitesse on loan for another season. On 6 July 2022, Lens announced the signing of Openda on a five-year deal from Club Brugge. The
Loïs_Openda
GWd/t using "low technology" designs akin to Fat Man with spherical explosive lenses, or 55 GWd/t for "medium technology" designs. According to the Kessler
Reactor-grade_plutonium
Battle (2x Bass Pedal)" Freen in Green 2010s Prog Dec 20, 2012 No "Highly Explosive" My Ruin 2010s Metal Jan 3, 2013 No "In This Life of Pain" All Shall Perish
List of Rock Band Network songs
List_of_Rock_Band_Network_songs
American physicist (1917–2005)
Manhattan Project. He worked with George Kistiakowsky on the design of the explosive lenses required by the implosion-type nuclear weapon. He was involved in the
George_T._Reynolds
by the use of explosive lenses which would focus the blast waves inside the imploding sphere, akin to the way in which an optical lens focuses light rays
History_of_nuclear_weapons
Fission-based nuclear weapon
material to form a critical mass without the correct detonation of the explosive lenses. The gun method has also been applied for nuclear artillery shells
Gun-type_fission_weapon
Dutch DJ, producer and remixer (born 1990)
sub-genres of electronic music. From notable techno musicians like Amelie Lens and DJ Umek to EDM and trance leading musicians such as Hardwell, Dimitri
Maddix_(DJ)
British nuclear weapons research during WW2
fission weapon. The biggest problem with this method was creating the explosive lenses. Chadwick took this information with him and described the method to
Tube_Alloys
Pokémon species
second generation's starter Pokémon, stating that this as well as its "explosive" personality helped elevate its popularity. IGN writer Lucas M. Thomas
Typhlosion
in 1974 and was tasked with development of tampers, reflective and explosive lenses, optics, and triggering mechanisms that are crucial in atomic weapons
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
American physicist (1909–1997)
New Mexico. Parsons explained that he needed Bradbury to work on the explosive lenses required by an implosion-type nuclear weapon. Bradbury was less than
Norris_Bradbury
Cleaning service provided for commercial buildings and establishments
chemicals Adhesives Agrochemicals Aroma compounds Cleaning products Cosmetics Explosives Fireworks Paints & inks Perfumes Soap Toiletries Fine chemicals Pharmaceuticals
Commercial_cleaning
Measure for strength of a material
experiment, where a flyer plate is accelerated—either via gas expansion or explosive lens—toward a stationary target specimen. The impact generates a planar shock
Spall_strength
Chinese nuclear weapons test in 1980
used a deuterium-tritium gas-boosted nuclear primary with improved explosive lenses, and potentially nuclear sparkplugs and highly enriched uranium tampers
Operation_21-716
American theoretical physicist
put to work developing methods for, and overseeing, the casting of explosive lenses which would compress a plutonium core, resulting in an implosion. Hull
McAllister_Hull
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
that had been enriched in the fissile isotope uranium-235 to power its explosive reaction. Little Boy was developed by Lieutenant Commander Francis Birch's
Little_Boy
British contribution to the WWII atomic bomb project
was sent to Los Alamos in April 1944 and used a radical concept of explosive lensing which was then put into place. Tuck also designed the Urchin initiator
British contribution to the Manhattan Project
British_contribution_to_the_Manhattan_Project
Series of photographs by Robert Capa
behind the first wave). He used two Contax II cameras mounted with 50 mm lenses and several rolls of spare film, and returned to the United Kingdom within
The_Magnificent_Eleven
American nuclear warhead primary
nuclear explosive, which was developed into the XW-45 warhead. The Swan device is the first design to incorporate a two-point ignition hollow-pit air-lens implosion
Swan_(nuclear_primary)
British physicist (1910–1980)
delegation to the Manhattan Project and helped in the development of explosive lensing and the Urchin initiator.[page needed] This work was crucial to the
James_L._Tuck
2024 shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sullivan (July 15, 2024). "'The job is all about anticipation': behind the lens of the defining photo of the Trump rally shooting". The Guardian. Archived
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania
Lighthouse in North Carolina, United States
United States — and one of the few with an original first-order Fresnel lens to cast its light. The preceding Bodie Island lighthouses actually stood
Bodie_Island_Lighthouse
Pakistani mechanical engineer (1930–2007)
providing the explosives, in 1976. By 1979, the Wah Group Scientists under Hafeez and Sheikh had developed the wide range of explosive lenses, design components
Muhammad_Hafeez_Qureshi
Photographic equipment manufacturer
following the introduction and subsequent explosive popularity of autofocus SLRs, the market for manual focus lenses shrank, and Kiron concluded operations
Kiron_Corporation
Volcano that erupts gases and volatile material
ascends, much like the mechanisms of explosive volcanism on terrestrial planets. Whereas terrestrial explosive volcanism is primarily driven by dissolved
Cryovolcano
Armed labor conflicts (1912–1921)
themselves across West Virginia. From August 20, 1921, miners began rallying at Lens Creek, approximately ten miles south of West Virginia state capital of Charleston
West_Virginia_coal_wars
1998 novel by Bret Easton Ellis
that Victor has accidentally given Bobby a formula for a new plastic explosive concealed in Lauren Hynde's hat, which Victor brought on the cruise ship
Glamorama
2026 National Football League championship game
(October 17, 2024). "The NFL is chasing a new audience to build on its explosive ratings". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2026. Retrieved
Super_Bowl_LX
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S
believe the court should not interpret the law in any way besides through the lens of past precedent or textualism. However, those on both sides of the political
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
2015 film by J. J. Abrams
oscillator. Han, Chewbacca, and Finn infiltrate the base, find Rey and plant explosives. Han confronts Ren, calling him by his birth name, Ben Solo, and implores
Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens
Italian-American experimental physicist (1905–1993)
necessary, but the RaLa experiments played a primary role in the design of explosive lenses. In his history of the Los Alamos project, David Hawkins wrote: "RaLa
Bruno_Rossi
2000 film
production, Singer would allegedly arrive late and experience mood swings and "explosive" tantrums. At the time, Singer claimed to be taking medication for back
X-Men_(film)
fizzle can result from predetonation, insufficient precision in the explosive lenses used to compress the plutonium core, or impurities in the plutonium
2006 North Korean nuclear test
2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test
American physicist (1907–1991)
1943, and proposed a radical solution involving explosive lenses. This would require expertise in explosives, and McMillan urged Oppenheimer to bring in George
Edwin_McMillan
American physicist (1913–2009)
leader responsible for explosive lens design verification and preliminary testing. Difficulties encountered in testing the lenses led to the construction
Edward_Creutz
1968 film by Stanley Kubrick
front that reflected the projected image forward in line with the camera lens onto a backdrop of retroreflective material. The reflective directional screen
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey
Fictional character in the Terminator franchise
selected for personal infiltrator missions by John. Reese learned to make explosives as a child. He also assisted in stealing and reverse-engineering most
Kyle_Reese
Pakistani nuclear engineer (1926–1999)
was never used but it was understood the need for the development of explosive lenses, a sub-critical sphere of fissile material could be squeezed into a
Munir_Ahmad_Khan
1991 American action film by Sheldon Lettich
may not be an improvement." "Van Damme's idea of a love scene is a soft-lens, soft-core moment as he and newcomer Alonna Shaw roll around nude in a paranoid
Double_Impact
3rd episode of the 1st season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022). "The Rings Of Power VFX Producer Talks CG Horses, Orcs, And That Explosive Sequence From Latest Episode [Exclusive Interview]". /Film. Archived from
Adar (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)
Adar_(The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power)
Mississippi Roger Wicker similarly interpreted the result through a geopolitical lens, viewing it as Hungarian voters' rejection of Orbán's closeness to Putin
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election
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Tamil
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Indian
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Indian
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Hindu
Kind, Explosive, A dynamic person
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Indian
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African, Arabic, Swahili
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Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim
Precious; Expensive
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Marathi, Parsi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Fire; Splendor; Explosive; Dynamic
Boy/Male
Muslim
An expensive wood
Girl/Female
Muslim
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
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Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Very rare, Exclusive
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Dear; Expensive
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