The team is on the hunt for nuclear materials such as Uranium and Plutonium, represented by the Atomic symbols U and Pu respectively. Davis says the body they recovered contained traces of uranium-235, indicating Venezuela is making progress in the nuclear weapons program but is still in the early stages. Uranium-235 is one of the two main primary fissile materials used in nuclear weapons, the other being plutonium-239. U-235 is a rare natural isotope of uranium, making up only 0.72% of natural uranium, it is the only primordial natural isotope capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction (fissile) and has an extremely long half-life of 703.8 million years. Since U-235 was the only radioisotope found in the body the team recovered that indicates their program is still in the early stages, U-235 is what was used in the first generation nuclear weapons like the ones used in World War II. First generation thermonuclear weapons use several materials, usually Pu-239, sometimes U-235, and secondary materials like tritium (heavy hydrogen) and modern second generation thermonuclear weapons use Pu-239, depleted U-238 and lithium deuteride.
Interesting Fact: Plutonium-238 generates significant heat through its radioactive decay process, which makes it useful as a heat source for sensitive electrical components in satellites, as a well as a power source (for example, battery power) for satellites. Plutonium-239 is used to make nuclear weapons.
Moral injury is defined as damage done to a warrior's conscience by fulfilling his duties, namely, the shame that follows you when one leaves the battlefield.
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The funnel of death or fatal funnel, is a term used for an area within the opening of a point of entry where most fatalities occur during an active threat situation. More specifically,the cone-shaped path leading from an entryway where the attackers are most vulnerable to defenders (e.g. the doorway to a room), essentially being "framed" by the surrounding walls and lacking both effective cover and covering fire.
Neuro-inflammation is a normal immune response of cells of the Central Nervous System (CNS ) initiated in response to a variety of cues, to block infection and eliminate pathogens, cell debris, and misfolded proteins. Initially, neuroinflammation plays a role in the Central Nervous System (Brain and Spinal Column) ingrained immunity to bring about resolution, namely a way to protect the brain and spinal cord against potential harm from a variety of toxic stimuli . However, in chronic neurological diseases, neuroinflammation becomes persistent with the subsequent damage to neuronal cells. a sustained inflammatory response can contribute to the development and progression of many neurodegenerative diseases and neurological disorders. Neuroplasticity on the other hand, is the brains' process to rewire the electrical pathways within, around sites of injury.