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This was an 11 mega ton weapon compared to the 16 kilo ton weapon used in Hiroshima.

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How powerful was the first atomic bombs?

20 kilotons


What was the largest nuclear bomb?

When people talk about nuclear bombs, they are generally in two categories; atomic and thermonuclear. Atomic bombs are like the ones dropped on Japan in 1945.Thermonuclear bombs have never been used in warfare and involve using an atomic bomb to set off an explosion of a thermonuclear bomb, like a hydrogen bomb.IN ADDITION:The Soviet exploded the largest nuclear bomb to date back in 1961. It was a hydrogen bomb which released energy equivalent to 57 megatons of TNT. Compare that to the 15 kilotons of energy released by the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Japan during WWII ( 3,800 times more energy released). The name of this device was Tsar Bomba, meaning "king of bombs."


What were the first two atomic bombs?

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Little Boy?

the name of the FIRST atomic bomb, dropped on Hiroshima


What was 'Little Boy' the codename for?

'Little Boy' was the code name for the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. This is the first atomic bomb that was ever utilized as a weapon.


What cites were destroyed by atomic bombs?

1st Atomic Bomb- (FAT MAN) Hiroshima 2nd Atomic Bomb- (LITTLE BOY) Nagasaki Actually, the first bomb dropped was Little Boy, and that was on Hiroshima. Fat Man, the second bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki.


Where was the first atomic bomb was thrown over?

The first atomic bomb(Little Boy) was thrown over Hiroshima ( 6 Aug,1945).President Harry S. Truman of USA ordered to do so.


Did the US drop the atomic bombs on Japan to prove to the US that they were powerful?

The US dropped the Atomic bomb to end the war, to be the first to use an atomic bomb in war, and to save lives (beleive it or not) because according to the US i million lives would have been lost in an invasion of Japan which may have happened if it were not for the bomb being dropped. but yes,it also proved that the US was powerful


What were the first two WW2 atomic bombs made of?

The first a-bomb called (Little Boy) was a uranium gun-type atomic bomb.The second a-bomb called (Fat Man) was a plutonium implosion-type bomb.


What was the nick name of the atom bomb that was dropped on the first Japanese city?

Correction : the first atomic bomb , dropped on Hiroshima , was named "Little Boy".


When did the the US drop atomic bombs on japan?

The United States of America dropped the first atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima on the 6th of August, 1945, and the second atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki on the 9th of August, 1945.


What was the bomb 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb?

The bomb that was 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb is often referred to as the Tsar Bomba. It was a hydrogen bomb developed by the Soviet Union and tested on October 30, 1961. The Tsar Bomba had a yield of approximately 50 megatons, making it the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated.