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The fissile fuel in the first 3 bombs was:

  1. Plutonium, Trinity test, July 16, 1945
  2. Uranium, Hiroshima attack, August 6, 1945
  3. Plutonium, Nagasaki attack, August 9, 1945

  1. Trinity test Gadget: Plutonium. First atomic bomb detonation.
  2. Hiroshima Little Boy: 80% enriched Uranium. First atomic bomb used in combat.

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which first? first exploded or first used in combat.

  1. July 16, 1945 Trinity Gadget: Plutonium
  2. August 6, 1945 Hiroshima Little Boy: Uranium
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