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proximity fuse
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proximity fuse [präk′sim·əd·ē ‚fyüz]
(ordnance)
A fuse that detonates a warhead when the target is within some specified region near the fuse; radio, radar, photoelectric, or other devices may be used as activating elements. Also known as influence fuse; variable-time fuse; vt fuse.
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Feklisov denied that Julius Rosenberg passed on secrets about the US atom bomb project, saying instead that he gave him classified information about American technological and electronic developments, including wartime proximity fuses - devices that detonate projecticles near a target.
Aleksandr Feklisov by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
He worked on proximity fuses for rockets and bombs.
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Crosley ended up producing almost 25 percent of the more than 22 million proximity fuses manufactured during the war.
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