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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.
2,042 Questions
Why was the atomic bomb test in area51?
Atomic bombs were NEVER tested in area 51. Area 51 is not part of the nevada test site, it is an Airforce test area for classified aircraft.
Why was Tennessee involed in the Atomic bomb built in Oak ridge?
It was a strategic decision; if something went wrong, it would only kill white trash sourherners. It was also determined that the genetic damage due to inbreeding in the region would greatly overpower any damage from radiation poisoning, so no one would notice.
Actually as part of the New Deal, the Tennesee Valley Authority built dozens of state of the art hydroelectric powerplants in the Oakridge area. Refining nuclear fuel required a massive amount of electrical power, so the location was ideal. Also the area was sparsely populated, minimizing the human risk.
How far away from ground zero were people affected by the atomic bomb?
It affected people in over the 12mile radius.
Why has the atomic bomb developed by the US been called a Panda's box?
This is in reference to all the evils let loose upon the world - just like Pandora's Box .
Why was Oak Ridge Tennessee important to the production of the Atomic Bombs used in World War two?
- Uranium enrichment plants
- Prototype plutonium production reactor & design of plutonium production reactors used in Hanford, WA
It was justified to drop the atomic bomb on Japanese cities?
Yes. if we hadn't dropped the bombs on the Japanese, then we would've had to invade Japan, costing the US millions of lives.
How many people died when us dropped both atomic bombs on japan?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
Who signed the Fatman atomic bomb?
Only two person knew about the mission's details. The rest of the crew learned of the destruction when the weapon detonated. They could believe what they saw.
Did the US threaten to drop another atomic bomb on Japan in 1945?
The plan was to drop bombs in other cities until Japan surrender and Japan was clear about it. So the answer is yes.
Answer:
After the August 6-9 1945 bombings the US had no more atomic bombs ready. Two bombs were dropped to impress the Japanese and convince the Russians that the atomic bomb was not a one time capacity. The U.S. expected to have the next atomic bomb ready for use towards the end of August, and three more in September and a further three in October. Plans to use these were in place but not acted on as other strategies were in place.
Why did Japan not surrender before atomic bombs?
Let's begin studying the situation back then. It all started for the US with the humiliation at Pearl harbor in 1941. By 1945, Japan had lost their army their airplanes and their naval forces. Most of the people in the main land were not soldiers but simple civilians which had been given orders to await for the attack with sharpened bamboo sticks at the beach.
Something tells me by historical facts that Japan were planing on surrender before the atomic bombing. You see, the civilians were not important for the government. What was important for the government? Their emperor and not loosing their land, so this historical facts tell me that Japan were planing on surrender before the atomic bombings.
August 6 1945 came and the first bomb was dropped. Now back to your question, why did they not surrender soon after that or before? Because the civilians were not important for them. On 8 Aug 1945, Russia declares war on Japan, Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria and now the problem was worse but they have to keep the emperor and the system so it was better to surrender to the US than to Russia. For that matter, this created an issue that ended WW2 but started the cold war and arms race.
Lets's not forget that the next day after Russia invaded Manchuria, the other bomb was dropped.
Is nuclear fission only used to create atomic bombs?
No, nuclear fission operates all nuclear reactors. If they are power plant reactors it is used to generate electricity.
What are some different types of atomic bombs?
Models or kinds? I will assume kinds:
- gun assembly uranium bomb
- implosion assembly plutonium bomb
- implosion assembly composite plutonium/uranium bomb
- levitated core bomb
- gas fusion boosted fission bomb
- Teller-Ulam radiation implosion fusion bomb (possibly multistage)
Is there any atomic bomb in a ciggeraite?
It is impossible to build one in a volume that small. The smallest built are roughly 4 to 6 inches in diameter and weigh maybe 40 pounds or so.
Was the atomic bomb a innovation?
Yes, but one whose time had come. If the US had not built it some other country would have within a decade or so.
What was the significance of the plane name that dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
The strategy came out perfect. With 3 planes Japan thought they were only weather planes so no action was taken against them.
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.
How many ants did the atomic bomb kill?
Approximatly 968,000,000 or 968 Million ants.
Note: this does not include the bombing in the american testing grounds
How long did it take to build a atomic bomb?
It took the US 2 to 3 years to build the industrial infrastructure needed to begin building Atomic fission bombs.
When the US first started building bombs in those factories in 1945 they could build 3 bombs a month with the expectation by the end of the year of building 7 a month. You compute the time per bomb. But remember this is just beginning production, with each bomb hand assembled.
These bombs were delivered by the factory to the field as a kit of parts in multiple crates. Assembly of a MK-III Fatman type bomb from this kit took 3 days in the field.
At the peak of production both the US & USSR had the capacity to build 100s of Hydrogen fusion bombs per day! You compute the time per bomb. This was full assembly line production.
These bombs were delivered by the factory to the field fully assembled and ready for use.
The U.S. originally built the atomic bomb to end WW2 because it was the only alternative to invading Japan, which would have cost many, many more lives and been worse for all involved. Now atomic bombs are used for a balance of power - "If you nuke us we'll nuke you back" is enough to stop a few wars.
How did Harry Truman show the atomic bomb?
He ordered the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is how he showed the atomic bombs.
because the bigger it is, the more thing inside it can hold and the more destruction it will have.
