Nuclear weapon: Difference between revisions

The [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead|FENRIS]] is a type of low-yield thermonuclear device. They were slated for decommissioning but munition expenditures during the [[Human-Covenant War]] saw the survivors return to service.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 1, page ??''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 23, page ??''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 24, page ??''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 39, page ??''</ref>

The [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|Fury]] is a rugby ball-sized device with a yield slightly less than a megaton. It is extremely clean. It is the "Closest thing the UNSC has to a nuclear grenade."<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''Chapter 1, page ??''</ref>

The [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead|HAVOK]] is a 30 megaton thermonuclear device. Some were delivered by ground forces during the Human-Covenant War.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 212''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''', ''page 17''</ref>

The [[HORNET Mine|HORNET]] is a 30 megaton space mine. The devices are stealthy and carried aboard [[UNSC Prowler]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 325''</ref>

The [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]] is a strategic device. 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>