Thunderball

Thunderball is a colloquial term for a nuclear weapon, or other weaponized device causing mass destruction, used within Charted Space.

• The term is also colloquially used as a substitute for a WMD.
• Terrans often used the Anglic term "nukes" before the term Thunderball caught on.
• The term encompasses all forms of weapons of mass destruction, not just nukes.
• Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's) are controlled through tradition and the more explicit Imperial Rules of War.

Description (Specifications)

Nuclear weapons exist in many forms and types and are considered weapons of mass destruction (WMD's). As such the use of such weapons is prohibited by interstellar convention.

Thunderball Generalized Types

• Biological Weapon
• Chemical Weapon
• Nuclear Weapon

Nuclear Weapon Types (Launch Platform)

• Air-based Nuclear Weapons
• Land-based Nuclear Weapons
• Sea-based Nuclear Weapons
• Space-based Nuclear Weapons
• Starship-based Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Weapon Types (Mechanism)

• Antimatter Bomb
• Dirty Bomb
• Fissile Bomb
• Fusion Bomb
• Hydrogen Bomb
• Neutron Bomb
• Plasma Bomb

History & Background (Dossier)

The development of nuclear dampers and effective antimissile systems in the interstellar age has greatly diminished the effectiveness of such weapons.

Various Terms for WMDs

• ABC (Atomic, biological, and chemical)
• CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear)
• CBRNe (Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and enhanced explosives)
• NBC (Nuclear, biological, and chemical)

Weapon Mitigation Systems

• Antimissile Systems
  • Direct fire energy systems (DEW)
  • Direct fire projectile systems (KEW)
  • Antimissile Missiles (GUW)
• Armor
• Energy Fields
• Nuclear Dampers

Higher Technology Superweapons

The Ancients and some other precursor races were more technologically advanced than TL:13-15 Charted Space, and often used staggering superweapons of nearly untold destruction.

Selected weapons at TL:13-15 mastery or less:

• Advanced Poison Gas's
• Advanced Tailored Plagues
• Advanced Thermonuclear Devices

Selected weapons that are suspected to be more advanced than TL:13-15:

• Nova Triggers
• Planet-busters
• Planetoid Bombardment (...bombardment with asteroids)
• Star Triggers

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

Despite the interstellar prohibition against the use of such superweapons, they have been used in anger throughout Charted Space.

• It is believed that widespread use of these superweapons occurred during the semi-mythical Final War.
• Many asteroid and planetoid belts are believed to have been the result of the used of these superweapons during the Final War.

World Listing: 1105

The following selected systems and worlds have been the targets of advanced WMD weaponry in recorded history:

55 of 55 World articles in Thunderball

985-373  •  Acrolund  •  Aksa (Da 0426)  •  Aramis (SM 2540)  •  Asmodeus  •  Beleperan  •  Borlund  •  Chansingol  •  Colada  •  Craw  •  Cymbeline  •   Daalii  •  Darukaash Zen  •  Dashi  •  Diablo (Da 2612)  •  Divad  •  Dofil  •  Dzourzzo  •  Efate  •  Ergo (TR 2625)  •  Fosfog  •  Gaashushnu Li  •  Grkaan Loc  •  Kaggushus  •  Kestona  •  Kew  •  Kfoethoennael  •  Khipge  •  Mater Nova  •  Meshan  •  Mikik  •  Mimu  •  Muan Gwi  •  Ogan  •  Ogap  •  Ogara  •  Ogmal  •  Ogmala  •  Ognar  •  Ogni  •  Ognun  •  Proctonir  •  Pylkah  •  Saki  •  Shershe  •  Shukikikar  •  Shululsish  •  Sizapooma  •  Sorel (SM 2137)  •  Tae  •  Tlazolteotl  •  Tongaesodhongaell  •  Twinian  •  Varen's Planet  •  Xiwa  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at CBRN_defense. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Weapon_of_mass_destruction. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Classic Traveller LBB Mercenary
• Emperor's Arsenal
• T5 Core Rules
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science