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A nuclear explosion would release highly radioactive material into the atmosphere (in the giant "mushroom cloud" that is formed). This radiation would then contaminate the areas in which it eventually fell (this is known as "fallout").
Fallout can be carried vast distances in the air by the wind before eventually falling to Earth. High levels of radioactivity can cause sickness, mutations and death. This radioactivity would remain at dangerous levels for a very long time and thus any ecosystem affected would also feel the consequences over a long period.
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What impact would the atomic bomb have on Russia?
I think that after Chernobil The Russians would have developed ways to controll Nuclear waste and its affects on the environment. Maby because russia is so large the single atomic bomb wouldent affect the overall population.
Did the nuclear bomb affect only the US?
no it did ont
What affect would a nuclear blast have on a hurricane?
Negligible, even a 100 MTon fusion bomb would have little noticeable effect. Such a bomb has never been built.
What are the effects of a nuclear bomb on your physical environment?
Poisonous air to breath.
How does nuclear bombing affect the environment?
It causes great damage in the local area through heat radiation, blast waves, and subsequent fires. This would probably extend for a few miles for an A-bomb, and considerably further for an H-bomb. There will also be radioactive fallout which contaminates a large area, this will depend on the wind conditions.
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
How does the nuclear bomb affect the world?
Preventing other countries with nuclear munitions from using them (nuclear deterrence, mutual assured destruction). Or, obviously, to end the world
What are the effects of EMP explosion on the body?
First of all, EMPs don't really explode like a nuclear bomb. It releases alot of energy like a nuclear bomb. EMP's do not affect the body... that much.
Is a bomb a nuclear reaction?
A bomb can be either conventional or nuclear.
How does coal mining affect the environment and health of people?
The coal rocks and starts a bomb
When did Germany make nuclear bomb?
Germany has not made a nuclear bomb.
