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Atomic Bombs
Atomic bomb is an explosive device in which a large amount of energy is released through nuclear reactions. This makes an atomic bomb, more properly called a nuclear weapon, a much more powerful device than any conventional bomb containing chemical explosives. The first Atomic Bombs were used during World War 2 in 1945 by the US onto 2 Japanese cities.
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Was Alaska used for atomic bomb tests?
yes, several large underground tests were performed on amchitka island in the aleutians.
How much radiation do atomic bombs give off?
Atomic bombs release various forms of radiation, including gamma rays, neutrons, and initial infrared radiation. The amount of radiation depends on the type and yield of the bomb. Immediate exposure to high levels of radiation can cause severe radiation sickness, burns, and even death.
Can an atomic bomb destroy a whole state?
In theory, one with high enough yield could destroy whatever one wanted to. However no device has ever existed with enough yield to destroy a whole state in one blast (with the possible exception of Rhode Island, the full yield 100 megaton version of the USSR's Tsar Bomba might have just been able to, but even this was never actually built).
Note: above a yield of a few hundred megatons their use as weapons to destroy things becomes somewhat impractical as the majority of their blast energy is simply wasted in blowing the atmosphere above the detonation off into space.
How did the first atomic bomb fired affect the nature of the cold war?
The first atomic bomb test during WWII highlighted the devastating impact of nuclear weapons, leading to the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The bomb also shifted global power dynamics, as the U.S. emerged as the world's first nuclear power. This set the stage for the nuclear standoff and heightened tensions that defined the Cold War period.
How was the atomic bomb transported to the bomber?
On a bomb carrier, like any other bomb.
When the first hydrogen bomb (MK-17) was introduced the Air Force had no available bomb carrier large enough, so they improvised and used modified logging truck trailers as bomb carriers.
What naval ship carried the atomic bomb that was dropped on hiroshima?
indianapolis. it was sunk by a japanese submarine only a few days after delivering the bomb to tinnian.
What kinds of experiments did they do on Bikini Island?
There were some atomic experiments done on the Bikini Islands. This happened during World War II. The military wanted to test an atomic bomb's full effects.
What was the code name for the atomic bomb during world war 2?
Fat Man and Little Boy were delivered to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the bombers Enola Gay and Bock's Car
What is so special about the city Oakridge?
The most major thing that makes the city of Oakridge special is the fact that the US and Canada developed the atomic bomb in Oakridge. The city's main nickname is "the Atomic City"
How many atomic bombs were tested after World War 2?
In all nations, several thousand- the exact number is not pulic information. 982 were tested at the Nevada Test Site alone.
Was the atomic bomb considered genocide?
no, it saved at least an order of magnitude more lives than it cost
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.
Can an atomic bomb destroy an entire continent?
No. Even the most powerful thermonuclear weapons don't even come close to that. Even if it were possible to create such a weapon, using it would wipe out our entire species.
How many Japanese people were killed by the atomic bombs that were on hiroshima and nagasaki?
In total, about 215,000 people were killed during the atomic bombings onto Japan in 1945. 75,000 died in Nagasaki and 140,000 died in Hiroshima.
What university was first atomic bomb built?
It was not built at any university, although work for the Manhattan Project on various parts of it were done at several universities across the US. Actual design and assembly of the bomb was at Los Alamos, NM; the administration of which was assigned to the University of California (but at no time was Los Alamos a university).
After the war industrial atomic bomb factories were created; the administration of which was contracted out to various large corporations.
What was mrs.nakamura's first response when the atomic bomb went off?
She got up from the debris and tried to claw her way toward a baby in the debris.
What did the world think after the Atomic Bomb?
It rather depends what part of the world you were in. People in Japan were thinking something quite different from what people in the US were thinking.After the first use of the atomic bomb in 1945, the world entered into an age of atomic anxiety. During the Cold War period of 1945 - 1990, the world waited nervously to see if there was going to be a nuclear war between the US and the USSR. This was followed by a brief period of relative calm, and now we are in the age of terrorism, in which we wait nervously to see if terrorists are going to get their hands on a nuclear weapon.Some people wait fatalistically for massive calamities to come, while others struggle to prevent them. The world remains very chaotic.
What part did the newly-created atomic bomb play in creating the cold war?
Alot but not everything. Stalin terminated the alliance that had formed in WW2. It was mostly a "Communist vs. Imperialist" thing from their side, "Communist vs. Democracy" thing from our side.
