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Nuclear bomb strength is expressed in terms of yield, equivalent to kilotons or megatons of TNT (trinitrotoluene); e.g., the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945 had a yield of 21 kilotons, or 21,000,000,000 grams of TNT. This caused total destruction within a radius of 1.6 kilometers, temperatures within the blast radius of 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and winds of 624 miles per hour. It is estimated that up to 75,000 people were killed immediately.
Hydrogen bombs were made during the 1960s with theoretical estimated yields of 100 megatons, to give you an idea of how much force that is, the 1908 Tunguska comet or meteoroid event is estimated to have produced a force between 10 and 15 megatons; it destroyed 830 square miles of forest. The island of Manhattan is 22.96 square miles.
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Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
Is a bomb a nuclear reaction?
A bomb can be either conventional or nuclear.
What is the name of the first nuclear bomb?
trinity was the code of the detonation of the nuclear deviceit was the first nuclear bomb in the world
What is the difference between an atomic bomb and a nuclear weapon?
Those are two different names for the same thing.There actually is not a difference in the atomic bomb and nuclear bomb. Saying 'Nuclear Bomb' is a modern way of saying 'Atomic Bomb'.
Is the atomic bomb the same thing as the nuclear missile?
No. A nuclear missile is a rocket of some kind with an atomic/nuclear bomb as its warhead.
How strong was the nuclear bomb in Nagasaki?
It was the equivalent of 20 tons of dynamite.
Is a lahar the same power as a nuclear bomb?
No. A lahar carries far less power than a nuclear bomb. However, large explosive eruptions, which can lead to lahars, can be as strong as or stronger than a nuclear explosion.
What is the difference between nuclear bomb and plutonium bomb?
A nuclear bomb is any bomb with any nuclear or atomic material inside it, while a plutonium bomb is a specific type of nuclear bomb. Plutonium could be the nuclear material inside the bomb, and if it is, it's a plutonium bomb.
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
Is a bomb a nuclear reaction?
A bomb can be either conventional or nuclear.
When did Germany make nuclear bomb?
Germany has not made a nuclear bomb.
What is the best nuclear bomb?
The best nuclear bomb is the Tsar bomba
Who is the father of nuclear bomb?
Robert Oppenheimer is the father of nuclear bomb.
What is a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
A nuclear bomb or atomic bomb
What force explains the nuclear bomb explosion and radiation?
Mostly the strong force and weak force, these act in/on nucleus.
Can a beetle survive a nuclear bomb?
Probably not if the beetle is the explosion.
Which bomb is deathly?
nuclear bomb
