(DoD) Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapon standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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