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Nuclear Weapons
This category is for questions about weapons that use nuclear fission or fusion to gain explosive power.
3,869 Questions
What is the importance of Mutual Assured Destruction?
It ensures (hopefully) that both nations are too frightened to launch their nuclear munitions.
Why aren't there more nuclear power plants?
The reason is that there are many people around the world who are uneducated in the nuclear power field and therefore still assume the stereotypical nuclear meltdown or mutations will occur and as such, oppose their construction vehemently. Also, it is quite expensive to develop and build such plants.
Is it the explosives in the suicide bombers IED that usually causes the most damage?
Normally the projectiles which are also packed on the outside of the explosives cause the most damage once the detonation of the explosives has occurred.
Which country first used nuclear chemical for war?
- Chemical weapons were first used in war by Germany in WW1.
- Nuclear weapons were first used in war by the US in WW2.
What was a place in Russia that was nuked?
Nuclear testing occurred mostly in Semipalatinsk & Novaya Zemlya.
Does rat survive nuclear radiation?
Rats, like all mammals, have a similar LD50 for ionizing radiation as humans. Therefor they would have about the same chance of survival we have. They might survive the thermal flash better, as they tend to prefer to hide in dark places, so they would not be exposed; but resulting secondary fires are as likely to kill them as us.
What did the development of the atomic bomb in 1949 contribute to?
The cold war intensified when the USSR tested their bomb in 1949.
Did the atomic bomb affect the outcome of the war?
- Yes, it almost certainly brought the war to a quicker end.
- Yes, it avoided the postwar partitioning of Japan into communist and democratic sectors.
- No, it was already clearly determined that Japan had already lost the military ability to win the war.
When an atomic bomb explodes the total amount of matter and energy involved increases?
A very very tiny amount of matter is removed and a very large amount of energy is produced.
Can you mutate from an atomic bomb?
No, you can just go check out some pics of japs after the h-bomb 'fat boy' fell in japan.
How many nuclear weapons will it take to blow up the world?
More than the total number ever built by several orders of magnitude at the yields they were actually built at. However only a small fraction of those existing at the peak of the arms race could have made the surface of the earth uninhabitable, except by microorganisms, insects, etc.
If a fusion bomb was built with enough stages to get a yield many orders of magnitude higher than the total yield of all nuclear weapons ever built, one could blow up the earth but such a bomb would have no military value.
How did the Manhattan Project get its name?
It was kind of an accident. The Army Corps of Engineers created the MED,
or the Manhattan Engineer District as the front for the development of the
atomic bomb and the name stuck.
In which Australian state did the british test hydrogen bomb?
The British tested the hydrogen bomb at Marilinga. There may have been more sites.
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Using chemical weapons (which were being stockpiled already for use in the invasion).
Using biological weapons (not really available at the time),
Walking away and letting Japan take back the pacific and asia.
Are nukes one the most powerful weapon in the World?
not only for the explosive power, but also the fallout that follows, nuclear weapons are by far the most destructive force known to man.
ss4 and ss5 nuclear missiles
Where were atom bombs tested in Australia?
The British held tests in two places on the mainland. Emu Field, in the Great Victoria Desert, was used in 1953 with smaller tests in the late 1950's. Maralinga, also in the Great Victoria Desert, was the main permanent testing site.
What are the areas most likely to be targeted in the US in the case of a nuclear war?
Depending on the situation, it'll most likely be either military installations/supplies or the most populous cities. Possibly both.
Why does a mushroom cloud form after a nuclear bomb explosion?
Gravity if forming the clouds from the atomic bomb.
What nuclear submarine did Jimmy Carter serve on board?
Jimmy Carter never had the opportunity to serve aboard a nuclear powered submarine, only diesel-electric boats.
During 1953, he was training and preparing on what was to be the nuclear reactor aboard the aboard the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), to eventually become its Engineering Officer. During this time, his father became very sick and died, and as a result, Carter resigned his commission to manage family interests. This was several years before Nautilus was completed, launched, and commissioned as the world's first nuclear powered vessel.
Assuming that the legal civilian government has directed them to use force, yes. If you are wondering about the political implications of using military force in that manner then a political forum would be a better location for this question.
