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With conventional explosives to assemble a supercritical mass before it can begin a spontaneous chain reaction, melt and fizzle. Then a neutron source sprays the supercritical mass with a burst of neutrons at the optimal time to trigger a high efficiency chain reaction. The conventional explosives were detonated with electrical exploding wire detonators.
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When was the 1st atomic bomb detonated?
The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, during the Trinity test in New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
How high was the atom bomb detonated on Hiroshima?
The atomic bomb was detonated about 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Hiroshima.
What was the name of atomic bomb test site?
The atomic bomb test site was named the Trinity Test Site. It was located in New Mexico, USA, and was where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.
Is an atomic bomb detonated or dropped?
An atomic bomb is usually dropped from an aircraft before detonation. The bomb is released from the aircraft, allowing it to fall toward the target area where it explodes upon impact with the ground.
What was the height of atomic bomb?
Height of what?the devicethe detonationthe top of initial fireballthe top of the mushroom cloudall of the aboveAlso which bomb/shot?
Did the us drop the first atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb detonated was not dropped, it was hung from the top of a steel structure and detonated remotely.
Is the atomic bomb dangerous?
It is not , if it is not detonated and it is properly maintained.
Who detonated their first atomic bomb in 1949?
USSR
When was the 1st atomic bomb detonated?
The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, during the Trinity test in New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
How high was the atom bomb detonated on Hiroshima?
The atomic bomb was detonated about 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Hiroshima.
Did the Cold War start in 1945?
The atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.
Where was the world's first atomic bomb detonated?
Trinity Site, NM, 1945
What was the name of atomic bomb test site?
The atomic bomb test site was named the Trinity Test Site. It was located in New Mexico, USA, and was where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.
Where was the second atomic bomb landed?
The atomic bombs did not land, they were detonated 2000 feet in the air above Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What big thing happened in Hiroshima?
The first atomic bomb was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan
Is an atomic bomb detonated or dropped?
An atomic bomb is usually dropped from an aircraft before detonation. The bomb is released from the aircraft, allowing it to fall toward the target area where it explodes upon impact with the ground.
Why was the first atomic bomb detonated in New Mexico?
The US needed a place to test the bomb, and the desert in New Mexico was the best place.
