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Nuclear technologies

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Technologies based on nuclear fission and fusion, including nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, developed and deployed during the twentieth century.

AP course connection

Topic 9.2: 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations after 1900: Disease

Unit 9

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