title: Gamma-ray measurements of a soviet cruise-missile warhead.
abstract: A portable germanium detector was used to detect gamma-ray emissions from a nuclear warhead aboard the Soviet cruiser Slava. Measurements taken on the missile launch tube indicated the presence of uranium-235 and plutonium-239-the essential ingredients of nuclear weapons. With the use of this equipment, these isotopes probably could have been identified at a distance of 4 meters from the warhead. Such inspections do not reveal detailed information about the design of the warhead.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fetter
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grodzins
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zucker