gun=type weapon
gust loading
These weapons consist essentially of a
propellant charge which drives a projectile
of fissionable material on to a fissionable
target so that the combination becomes
supercritical,
The loading on aircraft in flight associated
with the dynamic pressure in an air shock
wave.
handling equipment
Special equipment used to handle, transport,
or hoist special weapons components, major
assemblies, or complete weapons; often
included in lists of test and handling
equipment as H-equipment.
implosion-type weapons
The type of atomic weapons in which a
subcritical configuration of fissionable
material is compressed into a supercritical
state by a centrally directed radial shock,
to produce an atomic explosion,
in-flight control and
monitor equipment
Electrical equipment which provides the
means of performing certain weapon or
missile functions in flight, and monitors
an atomic weapon to provide a simple go-no-
go indication of weapon conditim,
in-flight insertion
The process of inserting a nuclear capsule
into the pit of an atomic warhead while it
is airborne,
ionization
Joint Task Force (JTF)
The process or result of any process by
which a neutral atom or molecule acquires a
positive or negative charge.
A combined force of personnel of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, and the Atomic Energy
Commission, charged with conducting atomic
tests.
The commander is an officer of
general or flag rank designated by the
service acting as executive agency of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Joint Task Group (JT)
A subsection of the Joint Task Force,
Examples are: JTG-1 (Scientific), JTG-2
(Army), JTG-3 (Navy), and JTG-l (Air Force).
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