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Most damage comes from the explosive blast. The shock wave of air radiates outward, producing sudden changes in air pressure that can crush objects, and high winds that can knock objects down. In general, large buildings are destroyed by the change in air pressure, while people and objects such as trees and utility poles are destroyed by the wind.
Approximately 35 percent of the energy from a nuclear explosion is an intense burst of thermal radiation, i.e., heat. The effects are similar to the effect of a two-second flash from an enormous sunlamp. Since the thermal radiation travels at roughly the speed of light, the flash of light and heat precedes the blast wave by several seconds, just as lightning is seen before thunder is heard.
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What are 3 ways people are killed by atomic bombs?
blast, thermal and radiation :) i remember from highschool
What other ways could Truman defeat Japan with out using atomic bombs?
he could have invaded but that would cause far more caualties
How many times has an atomic bomb been dropped?
The US dropped 50 atomic bombs from airplanes between 1945 and 1962 (2 in combat on Japan, 48 in test shots). Over 1000 were detonated in other ways in test shots between 1945 and 1992. The USSR, UK, and France also dropped atomic bombs from airplanes and detonated many in other ways in test shots (but never used any in combat).
Why was there a controversy on dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
There still IS a controversy 65 years later regarding the issue of not dropping the bombs and dropping the bombs. The reason the controversy exists is because of the severity of the damage to the people. There were people disintegrated, burned, injured in many ways and thousands died from radiation poisoning. The way the people died was horrendous and painful AND LASTING. Some say it would have been better not to drop the bombs, to not usher the world into the atomic age. Trust me it would have happened eventually because the Japanese, Russians and Germans were all working on atomic energy and bombs. Stalin had a spy in the US atomic bomb building program. There was no way of avoiding it. The Japanese had developed a dirty bomb but had not come up with the full on bomb as the US had. Those who were for the dropping of the bombs were the millions of Red Army Soldiers, the US and Australian Soldiers and Marines, the US Navy sailors and the millions of Japanese who would have died in the invasion of Japan had it occurred. Many of the soldiers and Marines had bountifully thanked the makers of the bomb and the crews that dropped the bomb because it saved their lives. There were even millions of Japanese who were glad the war ended because of the bombs. They wanted the war to end but their military leaders would not stop and the Japanese did not have a public voice to influence them to stop. They would not even listen to the Emperor to stop the war. The Emperor had to stop the war himself. You have noticed that no one has ever used another atomic missile on another country yet. That is because the new atomic bombs would kill off 1/3 of the world with one nuclear missile, and it could kill the people who launch the bombs. No one wants to die from today's nuclear missiles. Thankfully, many have been dismantled, especially the really old ones.
What does people think about atomic bomb?
its a bomb that's atomic =) and blows up stuff. hope that helpsfirst of all its what DO people think of the atomic bomb ^-^ any ways the atomic bomb astonished everyone (exept scientists) it very amazing >.
What are the two ways that an elements symbol can be represented?
Atomic mass and Atomic number
1001 ways to die have people really died like this or are they made up ways to die?
yes they did
How might the development of science affect people in different ways and explain an advantage and disadvantage?
Development of science has provided us with high speed cars, luxurious items, ability to make skyscrapers and many other applications. Some of the disadvantages of the science include people abusing the benefits of invention. Atomic bombs and some engineered viruses have both advantages and disadvantages on the society.
What is the one reason that the atomic bomb is against being used?
the atomic bonb is to powerful to use it will kill many people we may only use it in importand and good ways! from the one and only meatbabie
Why was wandering spirit a hero?
He fought for his people (the Nehiyawak) and died for them. He was a defender of the old ways.
What are two ways nuclear fission happened in the twentieth century?
A-Bombs and nuclear power plants
How have humans changed the world?
Well, that depends....We changed it in good and bad ways! We definitely have created some new technology to save our world, but we also have polluted it. We have created technologies that can easily destroy our world (eg. atomic bombs), but we have the choice to not use them. Some people blame technology for all the bad things that humans have created with it, but actually it is just us, as we use it incorrectly.
