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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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Why did the US decided to drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
They drop it becausethey wanted the Japanese to surrender and would finally bring to an end to the war.
How many people would get killed if an atomic bomb struck New York?
No answer can be given to this without knowing much more information as there is no "standard" atomic bomb. First you need to know the yield (i.e. explosive force) and atomic bombs have been designed with yields ranging from as small as 10 tons to 100 million tons of TNT equivalent. Second you need to know the altitude at which the atomic bomb exploded, as the higher the altitude the more the blast can spread to do damage (but above the optimal altitude for that yield the blast weakens too much as it spreads). Third you need to know how close to the center of population density ground zero was, as if this is missed by a wide margin (as it was at Nagasaki) damage and fatalities are significantly reduced. Given these three factors and the necessary effects equations a reasonable estimate for the answer to your question can be made.
However many other factors also affect the damage and fatalities caused by an atomic bomb, a few are: terrain, building types, weather, if the bomb was a clean or dirty design, etc. To calculate a correct answer for the effects of a given atomic bomb detonation all of these must also be included.
Who was bombed by the atomic bomb?
The people bombed by the only two atomic bombs ever used were the people who lived in the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
How many sticks of dynamite did it take to make the atomic bomb?
I can't tell if you're trying to make a joke or not.
There were no "sticks of dynamite" used in the atomic bomb.
What nation did not delvelop its own atomic bomb during the cold war?
North Korea but they are building now.
How much is a leaflet worth warning of atomic bomb being dropped on japan?
It is worthless because it is a fake. There were no leaflets warnings of the atomic bomb drops. After the bomb was dropped, Truman was quoted on a leaflet as saying that the USA had atomic bombs. I repeat, "AFTER."
There were bomb warning leaflets that mentioned cities that might be bombed, but Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never mentioned and the atomic bomb was still such a secret that its name was never even whispered.
Who decided the name of the cities that the US dropped the atomic bomb on?
That decision was not made by a group of persons, it was Truman who decided it.
Why did the US use Bikini Atoll for testing?
After the natives were convinced to move out, it was a secure area for nuclear testing. Access to the islands were controlled to hide government secrets and it was far from populated areas.
Should the atomic bomb have been dropped on Japan?
Atom bomb should not have been dropped. it was still a prototype and had seemed like a good way to end world war 2 . It worked but at a great cost and much suffering
What did the Atomic Bomb replace?
It didn't really "replace" anything, unless you consider that the United States didn't have to mount a disastrous amphibious attack on Japan during WW2. Nuclear weaponry isn't exactly an upgrade that renders obsolete everything that came before.
How many people were killed when the atomic bombs dropped on japan?
The US detonates a uranium bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing more than 140,000 people within months. Many more later die from radiation-related illnesses. The US explodes a plutonium bomb over Nagasaki. An estimated 74,000 people die by the end of 1945. Little can be done to ease the suffering of the victims who survive the blast.
What are some things to do in japan?
You can sight-see, go on a boat trip, eat proper sushi and meet lots of interesting people.
What was process of the atomic bomb?
There are several processes that happen in atomic bombs, the main ones are:
- Fission bombs - hydrodynamics, neutron chain reaction, fission.
- Fusion bombs - hydrodynamics, radiation transport, thermonuclear fusion, fission.
Many other secondary processes occur also.
What would have happened if the US invaded Japan with a naval landing instead of the atomic bomb?
a whole lot of people would have died, but we probably would have still won
What significance did the use of the atomic bombs against japan have?
It is a fact that we entered the atomic age after that.
What resulted from the dropping of the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
Many many dead people, a totally destroyed city and the Japanese surrender
What were the mental effects of the atomic bomb?
Hmm... I can't really say, but I THINK that the Atom bomb was so destructive because it broke down the scientific makeup of everything caught in the explosion *Note that I said I THINK* So, any survivors would probably die or at least become severely crippled due to deformation or even the breakdown of the various cells in the body, including the brain cells. The more brain cells in a human, the more mental capacity that human possesses. But since the atomic bomb killed these cells, that results in a loss of mental capacity, memory, or even basic motor skills such as hand-eye coordination.
How much money was wasted on the atomic bomb dropped in japan?
It cost $20,000,000,000 to build the 4,680 bombs in 1945. Two of them were the ones dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Did the US test the atomic bombs before using them?
- MK-I, no, the design was simple and calculations both by hand and on IBM electromechanical punch card machines gave confidence that the design would work an no test was needed.
- MK-III, yes, the design was far more complicated and although calculations both by hand and on IBM electromechanical punch card machines suggested the design should work there were so many things that could go wrong and prevent operation it was decided that a test shot must be done.
- MK-4, yes, as many improvements over the MK-III were incorporated several test shots were done to validate these changes.
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How did Stalins attitude change after dropping atomic bomb?
Lets begin with his real name which was osif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili who took the alias of "Stalin," from the Russian word stal, meaning "steel." The groups who knew the new weapon was being made believed it necessary to inform the USSR of the imminent success of the Manhattan project. Failure to do so, they believed, would guarantee a post-war atmosphere of suspicion and hostility. In fact it did, it started the cold war.
