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| - Jack O'Neill attempted to destroy the Abydos Stargate with a nuclear warhead, but Ra took the weapon and prepared to send it back through the gate to Earth. However, O'Neill and Daniel Jackson used a ring transporter to send the bomb aboard Ra's ship while it was in orbit above the planet. (Stargate) When George Hammond discovered the Abydos Stargate was still standing, he planned to send another, more powerful, bomb through, but Jack O'Neill persuaded him otherwise. (SG1: "Children of the Gods") In 2005, the SGC detonated a Mark IX Gatebuster on the planet Kallana.
- A Nuclear warhead is a powerful weapon which derives its destructive power from nuclear reactions, and with a Naquadah enhancement the explosive force can be greatly increased or Naquadria enhancement which is even more destructive. Nuclear weapons are the most powerful type of offensive weapon which are natively available to the Tau'ri.
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| - A Nuclear warhead is a powerful weapon which derives its destructive power from nuclear reactions, and with a Naquadah enhancement the explosive force can be greatly increased or Naquadria enhancement which is even more destructive. Nukes however are only effective against vessels or structures which do not have sufficiently powerful shielding. The shielding technology of the Lanteans or Asurans is impervious to them. Wraith ships tend to be immune to them too as the Wraith Darts tend to destroy them before impact. Any that hit can cause serious damage, but nothing crippling enough to destroy or seriously impact the function of the ship. Detonating a nuke on the inside works however and some ships have managed to beam the warheads onboard or snuck one on through other means. Nuclear weapons are the most powerful type of offensive weapon which are natively available to the Tau'ri.
- Jack O'Neill attempted to destroy the Abydos Stargate with a nuclear warhead, but Ra took the weapon and prepared to send it back through the gate to Earth. However, O'Neill and Daniel Jackson used a ring transporter to send the bomb aboard Ra's ship while it was in orbit above the planet. (Stargate) When George Hammond discovered the Abydos Stargate was still standing, he planned to send another, more powerful, bomb through, but Jack O'Neill persuaded him otherwise. (SG1: "Children of the Gods") After George Hammond is forced to retire in 2000, his replacement Major General Bauer orders Samantha Carter to build and test a nuclear bomb which utilized Naquadah as it's fissionable material. When the device is detonated on a test planet, the results are disastrous, and nearly result in the loss of the SGC. (SG1: "Chain Reaction") The Daedalus has used nuclear warheads and Asgard transporters to destroy Wraith hive ships, but their success has been limited since the Wraith developed jamming codes. They also have been used to fake a self-destruct of Atlantis. (ATL: "The Siege, Part 3") For several years, the Genii have been researching nuclear weapons. (ATL: "Underground", "The Siege, Part 2") Nuclear warheads are controversial on Earth because of their destructive power. Elizabeth Weir began her career by campaigning against the proliferation of these and other weapons (SG1: "Lost City, Part 1"). Radek Zelenka may share this view as well, as he says the creation of nuclear warheads was not science's proudest moment. (ATL: "The Gift") When Ladon Radim planned his coup, he knew he needed to eliminate Cowen and his elite personal guard in order to succed so he laid a trap using the Atlantis Expedition and the chance to get Puddle Jumpers to get them in one place on M6R-867 where he planted a nuclear bomb that he, as the chief scientist had made. He initaly planned to let the expedition members that were there die in the explosion, but after learning that the people he'd sent to Atlantis which included his sister could be saved, he changed his mind and freed the team. The nuclear warhead went off killing Cowen and his personal guard. In 2005, the SGC detonated a Mark IX Gatebuster on the planet Kallana.
- A Nuclear warhead is a powerful weapon which derives its destructive power from nuclear reactions, and with a Naquadah enhancement the explosive force can be greatly increased or Naquadria enhancement which is even more destructive. Nukes however are only effective against vessels or structures which do not have sufficiently powerful shielding. The shielding technology of the Lanteans or Asurans is impervious to them. Wraith ships tend to be immune to them too as the Wraith darts tend to destroy them before impact. Any that hit can cause serious damage, but nothing crippling enough to destroy or seriously impact the function of the ship. Detonating a nuke on the inside works however and some ships have managed to beam the warheads onboard or snuck one on through other means. Nuclear weapons are the most powerful type of offensive weapon which are natively available to the Tau'ri.
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