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The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were firecrackers compared to a standard warhead today. The Hiroshima bomb was about 20 kilotons - the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT. Subsequently thermo-nuclear devices were perfected, and yields of 50 MEGAtons are attained. Big enough to annihilate everything for a fifty to one hundred mile radius from the blast. So big in fact that its pointless to develop anything stronger, as existing weapons will have a blast radius extending beyond the atmosphere of the planet, and any additional power would be largely vented into space. In the 1950s US Army doctrine called for preparing for a "nuclear" battlefield. As part of that nuclear artillery pieces were developed, to fire out limited-yield tactical nuclear shells about ten miles, with a small enough blast that the gun crew could survive. Similar nuclear ammunition was developed by the Navy to be fired from the main battery of battleships. Today such limited-yield tactical nuclear weapons are mounted on short range missiles. There's also the neutron bomb, which emits mostly radiation to kill all living creatures without the messy blast and fire, leaving infrastructure intact for the benefit of ground forces moving in afterward.
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What was the weakest weapon used in World War 1?
broken pistolthe zeppelin was the least important weapon in ww1.
When did China get Nuclear Weapon?
1964
Where was the first nuclear weapon detonated?
The first nuclear weapon was used on Hiroshima , Japan . The first nuclear bomb test was conducted in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945 .
When did China get first nuclear weapon?
1964
What country developed the first nuclear weapon?
canada
What is the impact of the weakest nuke on a target compared to more powerful nuclear weapons?
The impact of the weakest nuclear weapon on a target is generally less destructive compared to more powerful nuclear weapons. Weaker nuclear weapons have a smaller blast radius and lower levels of radiation, resulting in less damage and casualties. However, any nuclear weapon has the potential to cause significant devastation and loss of life.
What is the meaning of nuclear weapon?
The meaning of the word nuclear weapon, is a weapon that has a nuclear warhead on it.
Who is the weakest chaos in aq worlds?
Kitsune
How do you create a weapon on adventure quest worlds?
you cannot make a weapon in adventure quest worlds
Where shows the correct order of forces from weakest to strongest?
The correct order of forces from weakest to strongest is gravitational force, electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force. Gravitational force is the weakest force, while the strong nuclear force is the strongest.
What did Dr Oppenheimer say after he invented nuclear weapon?
Oppenheimer did not "invent" nuclear weapons, but directed the team that developed the first nuclear weapons. Witnessing the fireball of the first test detonation in New Mexico, he is reputed to have quoted a line from the Bhagavad Gita - "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
What is a nuclear weapon in wich enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
This nuclear weapon is called an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb
What was the weakest weapon in World War 1?
broken pistolthe zeppelin was the least important weapon in ww1.
Which one has the ability to destroy entire cities and impair electronic communications systems?
Nuclear weapon detonations
Is an bomb or a nuclear weapon more powerful?
If by "bomb" you mean a conventional explosive weapon, then the nuclear weapon is more powerful.
When the four fundamental forces which is the weakest?
Gravitational force is the weakest of the four fundamental forces. It is much weaker than the electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuclear forces.
What was the weakest weapon used in World War 1?
broken pistolthe zeppelin was the least important weapon in ww1.
