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All of the nuclear weapons available in WW2 were owned by the US and were pure fission atomic bombs:
- 'Gadget', MK-III prototype plutonium implosion assembly design, tested on a 100 foot tower at Trinity site, NM on July 16, 1945
- 'Little Boy', MK-I uranium gun assembly design, dropped by the B-29 Enola Gay on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
- 'Fatman', MK-III plutonium implosion assembly design, dropped by the B-29 Bockscar on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945
- unnamed, MK-III plutonium implosion assembly design, arrived in San Francisco on August 18, 1945 to be flown to Tinian then dropped on Japan in late August 1945 but was returned to Los Alamos
Had the war not ended the US had plans and the industrial capacity to make 20 more atomic bombs and drop them on Japan:
- 3 MK-III plutonium implosion assembly design for September 1945
- 3 MK-III plutonium implosion assembly design for October 1945
- 7 modified MK-III composite plutonium/uranium implosion assembly design for November 1945
- 7 modified MK-III composite plutonium/uranium implosion assembly design for December 1945
Early planning had proposed additional production of the MK-I uranium gun assembly design, but after the successful July 16, 1945 Trinity test shot this was canceled, as it was decided the uranium could be used more efficiently in the modified MK-III composite plutonium/uranium core design. The 'Little Boy' was already in transit to Tinian aboard the Indianapolis at the time of this test, so it was used.
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Does Britain have nuclear weapons?
Yes. Both strategic & tactical nuclear weapons. Great Britain has been a nuclear power since the end of the Second World War. The US & Britain cooperated in the secret nuclear program during WW2 that created the first atomic bombs.
Where were the first nuclear bombs dropped?
A nuclear bomb has never been dropped. It was an atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese cities Hiroshima ans Nagasaki. An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon. Nuclear bombs have much more impact than atomic bombs, and could potentially end the World if a nuclear war was started.
What war was the first nuclear war?
Yes because the American bomber aircraft dropped two atomic bombs in Japan but now the atomic bombs are called nuclear bombs, the first nuclear weapon was ever invented.
How many Nuclear weapons do we have left over from World War 2?
No nuclear weapons from that era remain. The last MK-III bombs were recycled to make MK-4 or MK-5 bombs by the early 1950s.
How did technology change during the cold war?
by the nuclear weapons or atomic weapons from WW2 a Russian man hacked the lesson of how to make destructive bombs in WW2 to make a cold war.
Does Iraq have any nuclear weapons such as atomic bombs?
no
What is mean atomic war?
This is a war fought using Atomic weapons. Atomic weapons are weapons that use Nuclear fission explostion producing tremendous pressure and radiation. Later nuclear weapons were called hydrogen bombs that use nuclear fussion.
What weapon use in world war 2?
All kinds of land, air, and marine weapons including the nuclear atomic bombs.
How does America using nuclear weapons evidence the lessons learned during World War 2?
First of all Kid they didn't use Nuclear weapons in WW2...They used two Atomic Bombs
Are atom bombs illegal due to World War II?
Only governments have nuclear (atomic) weapons. Their use is restricted by the threat of all out nuclear war and a number of treaties.
What weapons were invented in world war2?
Rockets and atomic bombs.
What weapons are considered nuclear weapons?
Those that are nuclear, such as the nuclear bombs.
What were the long term result in America after the atomic bomb?
The long term result of the use of the Atomic bomb by the US in WW2, has been building new and larger nuclear weapons/bombs. Despite the advances in nuclear activity, it can clearly be seen that the "fear" of using the mass destruction of nuclear weapons has been that no more nuclear or atomic bombs have ever been used again.
What is the contract that the nations had to sign that stops them from using atomic bombs?
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat is a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
What is the difference between a atomic submarine and a nuclear submarine?
Nothing but the terminology. "Atomic" was the term used in the early days of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. "Nuclear" (describing the fission process of nuclear power and nuclear weapons) became the term when fusion bombs became reality, as Atomic can refer to both fission and fusion processes.
Does Britain have nuclear weapons?
Yes. Both strategic & tactical nuclear weapons. Great Britain has been a nuclear power since the end of the Second World War. The US & Britain cooperated in the secret nuclear program during WW2 that created the first atomic bombs.
Where do they build atomic bombs in the us?
Nuclear weapons in the US are all refurbished at PANTEX just east of Amarillo, TX. No new nuclear weapons are built at this time by the US.
