How are atomic bombs used today?

Answer 1

Atomic bombs (and all nuclear weapons) are not actually used in the sense that a country actually drops/fires/launches a nuclear weapon against a foe. Their massive destructive potential has caused them to be moved from a purely military device into the political arena.

Nuclear weapons today are political tools - that is, the possession (or implied attempt to possess) these weapons is considered a political statement, rather than a military one. As such, the quantity, location, and capabilities of a country's nuclear weapons take on significant political meaning. The ability to potentially use such weapons adds a completely new dimension to international relations.

Primarily, nuclear weaponry is used for three purposes: to discourage the use of any Weapon of Mass Destruction (nuclear, chemical, biological, toxin, etc.) by threat of immediate retaliation via nuclear arms, as a moderating influence on aggression by other nuclear-equipped countries, and as a brake (via implied threat) on non-nuclear countries attempts to acquire nuclear weaponry themselves. The second of the above has been the most successful political use, while the first has seen modest success as a strategy, and the third is mostly a failure.

Answer 2

Atomic bombs would not be used today because they are outdated and have been replaced by nuclear and hydrogen bombs. The only affect the atomic bomb has on us today was the build up of arms and technology that took place after its creation in the 40s.

Answer 3

Technically, everything explosive is an atomic bomb, you are referring to NUCLEAR bombs, which were used on the Japanese

Answer 4

In World War II and as a deterrence tactic.

Answer 5

Japan in World War II.

Answer 6

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