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===NOVA bomb=== | ===NOVA bomb=== | ||
{{Main|NOVA bomb}} | {{Main|NOVA bomb}} | ||
The '''NOVA''' is a strategic device, and undoubtedly humanity's most powerful weapon. It consists of 9 | The '''NOVA''' is a strategic device, and undoubtedly humanity's most powerful weapon. 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=== | ||
