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US, July 16, 1945, Trinity site, NM, in what is now White Sands Missile Range.

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Who set off the first nuclear bomb?

US, who else?


Where did the first nuclear bomb go off?

At the Trinity site in New Mexico. Now part of the White Sands Test area. The first used in war was at Hiroshima Japan.


What damage does a nuclear bomb to a regular bomb?

first off, of course, a nuclear bomb is thousands of times stronger than a normal bomb. a nuclear bomb also carries radiation, energy that causes poisoning and cancer, while most normal bombs cant do that.


Where was the first atomic bomb used?

In the history of warfare, only two nuclear weapons have been detonated offensively. The first was at Hiroshima, Japan, and the second was at Nagasaki, Japan. The weapons, the Little Boyand the Fat Man respectively, were dropped by the U.S. There was one nuclear test, the so-called Trinity test, that preceeded these bombings. In that test, the U.S. actually set off a nuclear device for the first time in history. Following that successful test, the other two bombs were built and deployed.


Why was the first atomic bomb set off?

The Trinity test shot was done to verify the Plutonium implosion mechanism. The Hiroshima bombing was the beginning of nuclear war with Japan to force them to surrender.


What year did atomic scientists set off the first nuclear test in the Mississippi?

There were no nuclear tests in Mississippi.


What was the code name for the first atomic bomb?

Trinity, Little Boy, Fat Man, Able, Baker, ...


Is the nuclear bomb turned off yet?

yes


Can you set off a nuclear bomb with an x ray?

no!


What happens when a nuclear bomb is set off?

It explodes.


Did the bombs at hiroshima hit the earth?

Nor the first and the second nuclear bomb went off at about 2000 feet.


What was the hope of the scientist after they expirenced the first nuclear bomb going off?

Mainly that it would bring the war to a quick end. Which it did.