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First, the amount of energy released is enormous. The most powerful conventional bomb has a few tons of explosive; 7 tons perhaps. The bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki had the equivalent yield of 20,000 tons of TNT. Those were more like prototypes - in the meantimes, bombs with yield of megatons (millions of tons of TNT) have been produced. The highest yield nuclear bomb tested was 52 to 58 megatons (depending on method of measurement).
Also, nuclear bombs have radioactive fallout, which will contaminate the environment.
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Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
Is the nuclear bomb more powerful than the hydrogen bomb?
Nuclear bomb can mean either fission or fusion bomb. Hydrogen bomb means fusion bomb. The fusion bomb can be built with any yield one wants, just by adding more stages with more fuel. The fission bomb has a theoretical maximum yield that cannot be exceeded.
Is the atom bomb and a nuke the same?
No, an atomic bomb uses fission, but a nuclear or thermonuclear bomb combines fission and nuclear fusion. Therefore, a nuke is more powerful than an atom bomb.
What is weight and length of a nuclear bomb?
It depends on who made the bomb and you need more detail on what exact kind of bomb you have and for what.
Is an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb more powerful?
The terms "atomic bomb" and "nuclear bomb" are general terms and can pretty much be used interchangeably. That said, there isn't any difference between them, and one is not more powerful than the other in that light.
Is an bomb or a nuclear weapon more powerful?
If by "bomb" you mean a conventional explosive weapon, then the nuclear weapon is more powerful.
Why does an atomic bomb release more energy than a conventional chemical bomb?
An atomic bomb releases more energy than a conventional chemical bomb because the atomic bomb releases binding, or Nuclear Strong Force, energy while the conventional bomb releases chemical energy, and there is far more binding energy (hundreds and thousands of times) than there is chemical energy from the same mass of material.
Why did Eisenhower favor the development of nuclear weapons such as the hydrogen bomb?
He believed that developing nuclear weapons instead of preparing for conventional war was more cost-efficient.
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
Is the nuclear bomb the most powerful bomb?
nuclear weapons of the fission fusion type, the so called H-Bomb, are the most powerful of all weapons but their ouput can be tailored for specific purposes. Whatever their size they are inevitably more powerful than any conventional explosive.
Which is more powerful napalm bomb or nuclear bomb?
Nuclear. Napalm is simply gelled gasoline fire bomb.
Is nuclear bomb a mod in Minecraft?
Yes, there a Nuclear Bomb mods for Minecraft. There are also mods that have more explosives, including nuclear bombs. YellowYoshi101 out!
Is the nuclear bomb more powerful than the hydrogen bomb?
Nuclear bomb can mean either fission or fusion bomb. Hydrogen bomb means fusion bomb. The fusion bomb can be built with any yield one wants, just by adding more stages with more fuel. The fission bomb has a theoretical maximum yield that cannot be exceeded.
Is the atom bomb and a nuke the same?
No, an atomic bomb uses fission, but a nuclear or thermonuclear bomb combines fission and nuclear fusion. Therefore, a nuke is more powerful than an atom bomb.
How much worse if at all is a nuclear weapon then a massive number of conventional weapons?
It depends upon what you mean by "conventional" weapons. However, nuclear weapons are far more devastating than conventional weapons because of their inherent atomic components; further are spread over a larger "target" area, thus wreak more havoc and destruction, as in "fall-out" (the aftermath). Just study your history and see what devastation our atomic bomb wroght upon Japan. Conventional? Probably limited in (their) scope of damage.
What Japanese cities were bombed other than hiroshima and nagasaki?
Japan was almost destroyed when the nuclear bomb were deployed. Tokyo and Kyoto were bomb with fire bombs which had more casualties than the nuclear bombs but compare the two, the nuclear bomb were more potent.
What is weight and length of a nuclear bomb?
It depends on who made the bomb and you need more detail on what exact kind of bomb you have and for what.
