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OVERVIEW
The page at https://www.jb-gpt-prompts.com/nuclear-weapons presents a curated set of AI-generated research prompt papers examining the strategic, historical, ethical, and doctrinal dimensions of Nuclear Weapons. Structured for use in military education, strategic policy analysis, and arms control study, each paper includes:
• A precise title, thematic overview, glossary, key analytical points, and a fully referenced bibliography.
• Source material drawn exclusively from a validated list of nuclear strategy references, ensuring doctrinal coherence and scholarly integrity.
• Prompt templates formatted for seamless use with any AI system, supporting classroom delivery, wargaming scenarios, or staff research functions.
These tools assist commanders, scholars, and analysts in probing the enduring relevance and evolving risks of nuclear deterrence, escalation dynamics, and non-proliferation in contemporary and future conflict environments. They are designed to promote focused inquiry into the realities and challenges of the nuclear era.

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Overview: The UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), opened for signature in 1968 and entering into force in 1970, is a cornerstone of global nuclear arms control. Its primary objectives are threefold: non-proliferation, disarmament, and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Under the treaty, five recognised nuclear-weapon states (United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom) commit not to transfer nuclear weapons or assist non-nuclear-weapon states in acquiring them. In return, non-nuclear states agree not to pursue nuclear weapons, while being assured access to peaceful nuclear technology under international safeguards. Article VI of the NPT also binds all parties to pursue negotiations in good faith towards nuclear disarmament.

The NPT is reviewed every five years at Review Conferences, where compliance and progress are assessed. Despite its near-universal membership (191 states), the treaty faces challenges, including perceived slow disarmament by nuclear powers, non-signatories like India, Israel, and Pakistan developing nuclear weapons, and concerns over nuclear energy programmes potentially serving as cover for weapons development.

Nevertheless, the NPT remains a central pillar of global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and promote stability through legal and diplomatic norms.

INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH EACH PROMPT ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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SELECT ALL AND COPY EVERYTHING ON THIS PAGE. PASTE IT INTO THE INPUT BOX OF THE AI OF YOUR CHOICE.

After pasting, you may use the example questions below or delete them and replace them with your own questions.

Example Questions:
Q1: Please provide some examples of follow-up questions that I can ask this AI.
Q2: Please provide a more detailed explanation of key point number ____.

Feel free to disagree with the AI’s answer. Challenge it. An AI's response should be considered one stage in the learning process—not the final word.

Note: You may, if you wish, remove the restriction that requires the AI to limit itself to the approved bibliography.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO AI:

LEAVE IN OR DELETE THE FOLLOWING—YOUR CHOICE:
FOR THIS QUESTION, THE AI CAN USE ANY RESOURCES TO WHICH IT HAS ACCESS. IT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO THE APPROVED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
01. Use this AI prompt to answer the above question(s).
02. Everything must be supported by references sourced either from the prompt or from the following:
https://www.jb-gpt-prompts.com/jb-gpts-military-references
03. You are to use the extensive approved references when answering questions.
04. Your output must include:

• Five to ten key numbered points, each in its own paragraph.

• Each key point must be supported by a specific reference, including book title and chapter number.

• Include a full, separate Harvard-style bibliography at the end of your response.

• Each bibliography entry must appear in a separate paragraph and follow consistent formatting.

• Provide a minimum of five references drawn from the prompt or from the approved reference list:
  https://www.jb-gpt-prompts.com/jb-gpts-military-references

5. Do not include summaries, definitions, or commentary.

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS 

Definition – Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are explosive devices that derive their destructive force from nuclear reactions—either fission (atomic bombs) or a combination of fission and fusion (thermonuclear or hydrogen bombs). These weapons produce enormous blast energy, intense heat, and radiation effects, making them uniquely devastating tools of war with profound strategic, political, and ethical implications.

Definition – Tactical vs. Strategic Nuclear Weapons

Tactical Nuclear Weapons are low- to medium-yield nuclear arms designed for battlefield use against military targets. Their delivery systems typically include short-range missiles, artillery shells, or aircraft-dropped bombs, and they are intended to achieve limited military objectives without necessarily escalating to full-scale nuclear war.

Strategic Nuclear Weapons are high-yield weapons designed for long-range delivery—via intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), or heavy bombers—targeting an adversary’s critical infrastructure, cities, or nuclear forces. These weapons are central to deterrence doctrine and are structured to influence state-level strategic calculations, not just battlefield outcomes.

The core difference lies in range, yield, and purpose: tactical for localized military use and strategic for overarching national-level deterrence and retaliation.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIST OF PROMPTS

1. Pre-1939: Nuclear Power: What is it... Nuclear Weapons: What are they?

2. 1939: Einstein–Szilárd Letter and the Nazi Nuclear Threat

3. 1939–1941: Initial U.S. Government Nuclear Research

4. 1941: The MAUD Report and British Influence on U.S. Policy

5. 1942: Establishment of the Manhattan Project

6. 1942–1945: Uranium Enrichment at Oak Ridge

7. 1943–1945: Role of Los Alamos in Bomb Development

8. 1942–1945: General Leslie Groves and Manhattan Project Oversight

9. 1943–1945: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Theoretical Bomb Design

10. 1944–1945: Development of the B-29 as a Nuclear Delivery Platform

11. July 16, 1945: Trinity Test – First Nuclear Detonation

12. July–August 1945: Decision to Use Nuclear Weapons on Japan

13. August 6, 1945: Bombing of Hiroshima – Operational and Strategic Impact

14. August 9, 1945: Bombing of Nagasaki – Tactical Decisions and Consequences

15. August 1945: Japanese Surrender and Role of Atomic Bombs

16. 1945: Global Reactions to U.S. Nuclear Use

17. 1945–1949: Soviet Atomic Program and Intelligence Acquisition

18. 1946: The Baruch Plan – Early Arms Control Proposal

19. 1946: Operation Crossroads – First U.S. Postwar Nuclear Tests

20. 1946–Present: Role of the United Nations in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

21. 1946–1960s: Establishment and Expansion of Strategic Air Command

22. August 1949: Soviet Union’s First Atomic Bomb Test

23. 1950–1952: U.S. Hydrogen Bomb Development Program

24. November 1952: Ivy Mike – First Thermonuclear Explosion

25. August 1953: Soviet Thermonuclear Test and Strategic Response

26. 1952–1960: British and French Nuclear Weapons Development

27. 1950s–1980s: NATO Nuclear Doctrine and Deterrence Strategy

28. October 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis and Nuclear Brinkmanship

29. 1968: Signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

30. 1968–Present: The NPT and Compliance Challenges

31. October 1964: China’s First Nuclear Test

32. 1970s: Introduction of MIRVs and Strategic Warhead Dispersal

33. 1970s–1998: Pakistan’s Nuclear Program – The A.Q. Khan Network and Diaspora Support

34. 1972: SALT I and the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty

35. May 1974: India’s First Nuclear Test – “Smiling Buddha”

36. 1974–1998: Israel’s Covert Nuclear Weapons Program – Origins and Strategic Ambiguity

37. 1979: SALT II and U.S.–Soviet Strategic Debate

38. 1980s–Present: Iran’s Nuclear Program – Peaceful Intentions or Weaponization?

39. 1983: Strategic Defense Initiative – “Star Wars” Concept

40. November 1983: Able Archer and Nuclear Misperception Risk

41. 1987: INF Treaty – Elimination of Intermediate Nuclear Forces

42. 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union and Nuclear Security Concerns

43. 1991: START I Treaty – Strategic Arms Reduction

44. 191–1994: Ukraine’s Post-Soviet Nuclear Inheritance and the 1994 Budapest Memorandum

45. 1994–2020s: North Korea’s Nuclear Development – From Agreed Framework to ICBM Threat

46. 1998: Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests – Deterrence and Escalation in South Asia

47. 2014–Present: Ukraine’s Security Dilemma – Nuclear Disarmament and Russian Aggression

48. 2015: Iran Nuclear Deal – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

49. Post-2018: Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons in U.S. Policy

50. 2020s: Russian Nuclear Modernization and Escalatory Doctrine

51. 2020s: Expansion of Chinese Strategic Nuclear Arsenal

52. 2020s: Hypersonic Missiles and Nuclear Delivery Innovation

53. 2020s: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Command and Control

54. 2020s: Cybersecurity Threats to Nuclear Warning and C3 Systems

55. 2021–2026: Future of START and Strategic Arms Control

56. 2020s: The Erosion of the Global Non-Proliferation Regime in a Multipolar World

57. Ongoing: Humanitarian and Ethical Challenges of Nuclear Weapons Use

58. 2025 June: Iran’s Nuclear Calculus in Light of Regional Realities