What is a nuclear bomb used for?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Mostly blowing up cities and military facilities in a war.

Project Plowshare in the 1950s and early 1960s studied a variety of peaceful uses, but these ideas were mostly dropped after the atmospheric test ban treaty of 1963.

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What was used to bomb japan in World War 2 nuclear or hydrogen?

Nuclear. At the time it was called an atom bomb.

What is nuclear energy mostly used for?

To make deadly Nuclear bomb

Can a nuclear bomb be used to destroy a hurricane?

No.

What is the principle used in the hydrogen bomb?

Nuclear fusion.

How much plutonium used in nuclear bomb?

In the Nagasaki bomb, about 14 pounds. Design criteria on later weapons is classified.

How much did the plutonium device cost for the nuclear bomb?

The cost of the plutonium used in a nuclear bomb can vary greatly, depending on factors such as purity, quantity, and production method. However, estimates suggest that the plutonium used in a typical nuclear bomb could cost millions of dollars.

How big was the nuclear bomb used in fallout 3?

It wasn't just one bomb.. It was a huge nuclear bombardment during the Great War with China.

Which country first used a nuclear bomb?

Only the United States has used nuclear weapons in combat, that was the two bombs dropped by B-29s on Japan to end WW2.

What inventions have been used for evil?

Te nuclear bomb

Which countries has used a nuclear bomb in war?

Only the USA

Who first used nuclear energy?

United States in a bomb!

What nuclear material was used in the bomb that was dropped in nagasaki?

Plutonium