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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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What was the name of the top secret US military project to develop an atomic bomb?
Project Manhattan.
How many atomic bombs US have in 1945?
In August 1945 the US had three (3) atomic bomb weapons.
The test bomb nicknamed "the Gadget" ( a FAT MAN design type) was detonated at the TRINITY test site at Alamogordo Air Base , NM on 16 July 1945 (blast yield of 18.6 kilotons).
Two weapons, code named for the types of bomb's designs and not the weapons themselves, were a LITTLE BOY ( a MARK 1; bomb L-11) uranium U-235 bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 06 Aug 1945 (blast yield of 12-16 kilotons) called Operation: CENTERBOARD I and a FAT MAN (a MARK 3; bomb Y1561) plutonium Pu-239 bomb dropped on Nagasaki on 09 Aug 1945 (blast yield of 20 kilotons) called Operation: CENTERBOARD II. The third bomb also a FAT MAN (MARK 3) intended for Kokura on 19 Aug 1945 Operation: CENTERBOARD III was not used. Niigata and Yokohama were the next two (2) of the 17 (seventeen) targeted Japanese cities not bombed. Tokyo was considered a target city only of last resort since the Emperor, the Supreme War Council, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Imperial Army and Navy General Staffs would have to survive to order an unconditional surrender.
The US had plans to manufacture and assemble one (1) more LITTLE BOY U-235 uranium bomb and up to twelve (12) additional FAT MAN Pu-239 plutonium bombs to drop on the targeted Japanese cities before the invasion of Japan code named Operation: DOWNFALL on 01 Nov 1945, but the surrender of Japan 14 Aug 45 (V-J Day) halted production and assembly of further atomic weapons until the Operation: CROSSROADS tests in June 1946.
Sources:
Pincher - D. A. Rosenberg 1989
Silverplate Bombers - R. H. Campbell 2005
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb - G. Alperovitz 1995
Making of the Atomic Bomb - R. Rhodes 1987
The General and the Bomb - W. Lawren 1988
Now It Can Be Told - L. Groves 1983
What gave Truman the authority to drop the atomic bomb?
As president he was commander in chief of the US military and could order any action against the enemy.
Where did the first V1 flying bomb fall?
The first V-1 flying bomb fell on London, England, on June 13, 1944. This marked the beginning of the German V-1 campaign against the city during World War II. The V-1, an early cruise missile, was part of Hitler's attempts to terrorize the British population and disrupt the war effort.
How did the atomic bomb components get to shore on Tinian?
LCT 991 hauled the atomic bomb components to shore on Tinian
Can you grow vegetables in ground that has been affected by an atomic bomb?
Sure, you definitely can. However whether you should eat them is an entirely different question.
What name was given to the hiroshima atomic bomb?
Little Boy was the code name for the bomb that hit Hiroshima at the end of WW2.
What are the names of the scientist from the US that worked on the atomic bomb?
There were many thousands of people that worked on the project in various locations.
The scientist in charge was Robert Oppenheimer.
What was Robert oppenheimers reaction to the usage of the atomic bomb?
" If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of the nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and Hiroshima. The people of this world must unite or they will perish. " Robert Oppenheimer .
Why did Truman order the second atomic bomb to be dropped in Nagasaki?
Truman did not specifically order either the first or second atomic bombings, actual orders for them were given in the field in accordance with his order. His order to use the atomic bomb on Japan was a blanket order, to drop the bombs as soon as they became available for use unless ordered otherwise. The third bomb did not become available until Japan had announced its intention to surrender, so it was not used.
A grand total of 23 atomic bombs were scheduled for production in 1945. Had Japan not surrendered when they did Truman's original order authorized dropping them all on Japan with no more action on his part.
Who stole the secrets of the atomic bomb?
Karl Fuchs in Great Britain, Julius and Ethyl Rosenberg in the United States…
What element was used to make a atomic bomb?
either uranium or plutonium may be used in fission bombs, hydrogen and/or lithium may be used in fusion bombs.
Who dicovered the atomic bomb?
It wasn't discovered, it was invented then built. Technologies are never discovered. Only natural phenomena can be discovered.
Did President Truman agree to use the atomic bomb?
The moment Stimson informed him that the project to build atomic bombs existed and that Franklin D. Roosevelt had already issued orders for the Army to plan to use them on Japan, after Truman was sworn in as president following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Truman saw no reason to change these plans.
Why did the president that dropped the atomic bomb?
President Truman dropped two atomic bombs, the first ever created, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because he thought that would be a good strategy to make the ever fighting Japan surrender in WW2
Why English standards are dropping?
People in Singapore are influenced by other people who talk bad English and International Countries will not understand what we are talking about as the whole sentence is improper and is just a direct translation from Mandarin, for example: 没带来 in Mandarin it means 'I did not bring it', it becomes 'Never Bring Come' in bad English.
Who orderderd the atomic bomb in World War 2?
The Americans ordered the bombers to attack Japan as they hasn't surrenderd along with Germany
