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The [[UNSC]] employs a range of nuclear ordnance.
The [[UNSC]] employs a range of nuclear ordnance.


===[[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]===
===FENRIS Nuclear Warhead===
The FENRIS is a type of low-yield thermonuclear device. They were slated for decommissioning but munition expenditures during the [[Human-Covenant War]] saw the survivors return to service.{{Verify}}
The [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead|FENRIS]] is a type of low-yield thermonuclear device. They were slated for decommissioning but munition expenditures during the [[Human-Covenant War]] saw the survivors return to service.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 23</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 24</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 39</ref>


===[[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]===
===Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon===
The Fury is a rugby ball-sized device with a yield slightly less than a megaton. It is extremely clean. It is the "Closest thing the UNSC has to a nuclear grenade."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', chapter 1</ref>
The [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|Fury]] is a rugby ball-sized device with a yield slightly less than a megaton. It is extremely clean. It is the "Closest thing the UNSC has to a nuclear grenade."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', chapter 1</ref>


===[[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]]===
===HAVOK Nuclear Warhead===
The HAVOK is a 30 megaton thermonuclear device. Some were delivered by ground forces during the Human-Covenant War.{{Verify}}
The [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead|HAVOK]] is a 30 megaton thermonuclear device. Some were delivered by ground forces during the Human-Covenant War.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 200</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 212</ref><ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', page 17</ref>


===[[HORNET Mine]]===
===HORNET Mine===
The HORNET is a 30 megaton space mine. The devices are stealthy and carried aboard [[UNSC Prowler]]s.{{Verify}}
The [[HORNET Mine|HORNET]] is a 30 megaton space mine. The devices are stealthy and carried aboard [[UNSC Prowler]]s.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 325</ref>


===[[NOVA Bomb]]===
===NOVA Bomb===
The NOVA is a strategic device. It consists of 9 nuclear warheads encased in a lithium triteride shell, which is compressed during detonation, boosting the yield "a hundred-fold."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 180</ref> A single NOVA has enough power to cause complete devastation on a [[Joyous Exultation|planetary]] scale, and can destroy orbiting [[Malhiem|moons]] and [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose|Naval fleets]].
The [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]] is a strategic device. It consists of 9 nuclear warheads encased in a lithium triteride shell, which is compressed during detonation, boosting the yield "a hundred-fold."<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 180</ref> A single NOVA has enough power to cause complete devastation on a [[Joyous Exultation|planetary]] scale, and can destroy orbiting [[Malhiem|moons]] and [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose|Naval fleets]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 244</ref>


===[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]===
===Shiva-class Nuclear Missile===
The Shiva is a type of starship ordnance. Its warhead may be removed and carried by a [[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor]].{{Verify}}
The [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva]] is a type of starship ordnance.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' pages 147, 322-324</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''</ref> Its warhead may be removed and carried by a [[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==

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The nuclear mushroom cloud seen in the bombing of Nagasaki in World War II.

A nuclear weapon is a type of ordnance using nuclear fission and/or fusion as a source of energy.

An operational idiosyncrasy of nuclear weapons was the result of containing fissile material. Fissile material emitted a readily detectable Cherenkov Radiation signature upon exiting slipspace that negated stealth measures.[1]

The yield of a Nuclear weapon is measured in the amount of tons of "TNT" needed to generate an explosion of similar proportions.

UNSC Nuclear Ordnance

The UNSC employs a range of nuclear ordnance.

FENRIS Nuclear Warhead

The FENRIS is a type of low-yield thermonuclear device. They were slated for decommissioning but munition expenditures during the Human-Covenant War saw the survivors return to service.[2][3][4][5]

Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon

The Fury is a rugby ball-sized device with a yield slightly less than a megaton. It is extremely clean. It is the "Closest thing the UNSC has to a nuclear grenade."[6]

HAVOK Nuclear Warhead

The HAVOK is a 30 megaton thermonuclear device. Some were delivered by ground forces during the Human-Covenant War.[7][8][9]

HORNET Mine

The HORNET is a 30 megaton space mine. The devices are stealthy and carried aboard UNSC Prowlers.[10]

NOVA Bomb

The NOVA is a strategic device. It consists of 9 nuclear warheads encased in a lithium triteride shell, which is compressed during detonation, boosting the yield "a hundred-fold."[11] A single NOVA has enough power to cause complete devastation on a planetary scale, and can destroy orbiting moons and Naval fleets.[12]

Shiva-class Nuclear Missile

The Shiva is a type of starship ordnance.[13][14] Its warhead may be removed and carried by a C709 Longsword-class Interceptor.[15]

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 22
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 1
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 23
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 24
  5. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 39
  6. ^ Halo: First Strike, chapter 1
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 200
  8. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 212
  9. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis, page 17
  10. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 325
  11. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 180
  12. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 244
  13. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach pages 147, 322-324
  14. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol
  15. ^ Halo Encyclopedia
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