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Nuclear Weapons
This category is for questions about weapons that use nuclear fission or fusion to gain explosive power.
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Could nuclear bomb destroy US?
There are currently no nuclear weapons big enough that just one could destroy the US. It is possible that enough of them could pretty much destroy our way of life for decades to come.
What are the sympotoms of radiation caused by a nuclear bomb?
Mild radiation poisoning results in nausea, diarrhea, and a sunburn like blistering of the skin. Most people can survive this with basic medical treatment.
More severe cases result in suppressed immune function, anemia, reduced ability of blood to clot. Most people will die of this even with medical treatment.
The worst cases kill the nervous system and always result in death in days to a few weeks.
The first nuclear submarine was built in 1954 in which Connecticut city?
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was built at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton, Connecticut, home of Submarine School and Submarine development and construction for over 100 years. Every submariner passes through Groton during their career.
Is Liberia a Nuclear free country?
Yes, Liberia is a Nuclear free country. Liberia is a 100% Nuclear free country. In the past, before the Military take over on April 12, 1980, Liberia was one of the most stable countries in the world. Liberia was a very stable, and peaceful country. After April 14, 1979, and April 12, 1980, All that change. With all of the political changes that have gone on in Liberia, for the most part, the people of Liberia are loving and peaceful people. The Liberians are working on making their country to become peaceful again. Sincerely, James M. Lake, Jr.
Did the atomic bomb change canadian society?
The creation of the atomic bomb changed both Canadian society and global society. With this development, the tension of world affairs was elevated because of the threat of atomic warfare. Canadians contributed to the creation of the bomb by providing supplies (plutonium and uranium) and conducting crucial research. For Canadian society, these developments raised both moral and political questions that centered on the handling of atomic bombs.
Is nuclear radiation a bad or a good thing?
Nuclear radiation is neither good nor bad, it is a natural phenomenon. Natural phenomena cannot be good or bad (this is an ethical/moral judgement), they are simply facts.
What is the role of nuclear weapons in India?
It is clear to everyone that the legacy of partition is a key driving force behind the nuclear standoff that now exists between India and Pakistan.
Partition split apart a region that had been united for millenia amid communal massacres on a scale never before seen, leaving in its wake the unresolved issue of contested Kashmir - a Muslim-majority region held by Hindu-majority India. The skirmishing that has continued now for over fifty years, punctuated by outbreaks of full-scale war (in 1947, 1965, and 1971), have given both nations ample motivation to develop potent weapons to gain advantage over -- or restore balance with -- the other.
Another motivation for India's acquisition of nuclear weapons, less often considered in the West, is the potential threat and regional challenge presented by the nuclear-armed state of China, which faces India along much of its northern border. Disputes covering 80,000 square kilometers of this border region exist:
- China currently occupies the Aksai Chin plateau adjacent to Ladakh in Kashmir;
- India occupies the North-East Frontier Agency claimed by China.
Yes, lasers can destroy missiles even the missile is in flight the laser can still shoot it down.
Does South Africa have nuclear weapons?
Yes. South Africa became a nuclear power on September 22, 1977. This was confirmed by the Vela program, a U.S. spy satellite, and the Russian equivalent, on that day. South Africa denies such capability, and the official U.S. and Russian position has been not to challenge South Africa's Claims.
Could the atomic bomb exist without radioactivity?
No, the atomic bomb relies on the process of nuclear fission, which produces radioactivity as a byproduct. Radioactivity is essential for the explosive power of the bomb.
Would a nuclear bomb stop an asteroid?
Detonating a nuclear bomb on an asteroid could potentially help deflect or disrupt its path, but success would depend on factors like the size of the asteroid, the timing of the explosion, and the asteroid's composition. However, there are other less destructive methods, such as using a spacecraft to alter the asteroid's trajectory, that are currently being researched for planetary defense purposes.
High level radioactive waste would have no potential for producing a nuclear explosion, so your question is puzzling. Perhaps you mean production of a dirty bomb, which terrorists might use to contaminate an area by spreading radioactive material around using a conventional explosive. That is obviously not justified unless you are a terrorist.
Plutonium can be extracted from spent uranium fuel and used in nuclear weapons, but I would not describe it as high level radioactive waste, plutonium is only mildly radioactive.
In fact I think at present in the US and in Russia, the stockpile of nuclear weapons is being reduced and some of the fissile material is going into civil nuclear reactor fuel.
Did japan take heed to the warning about the nuclear threat to Hiroshima from the US?
The Japanese civilians wanted to know that their emperor would be allowed to stay in power of they surrendered to the United States. Their surrender guidelines were virtually the same as the Americans and Japan was basically defeated already, they were ready to surrender before the bomb was dropped.
Which is most powerful the hydrogen bomb the atom bomb or the uranium bomb?
The 'uranium bomb' is an A-bomb and is a first generation nuclear weapon. The hydrogen bomb or H-bomb is a 2nd generation nuclear weapon and generally many times more powerful. 'H-bomb' can also refer to 3rd generation nuclear weapons that have an additional mass off uranium to provide further fuel, triggered by the 2nd generation fusion reaction; these are the most powerful. But recent studies show that the H-Bomb has more mass, therefore more energy, and therefore has more energy. So the H-bomb is more powerful.
What are the hydrogen bombs after effects?
basically the same as fission bombs but as the yield of fusion bombs are typically much higher the effects are typically much higher.
Note: it is possible to build clean low yield fusion bombs with far less fallout than similar yield fission bombs, but the prompt radiation effects are worse.
What type boilers did the first USS Fulton have?
As far as I can find out the First USS fulton,(Demologos) had a copper boiler located in the port side hull. The boiler was 22' long by 14' dia.
That depends on yield, burst height/depth, exact effect you are concerned about, weather, and many other variables.
In a letter to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of the Peoples Republic of China called for the destruction of all nuclear weapons. They were a threat to the world and a tool used by the imperialist United States to blackmail the world. Accordingly, the Party claimed the US used the threat of nuclear war to further their ambition of enslaving all peoples of the world and dominating the world. Currently China is ranked in the top five of nuclear powered weapons.
Why is Albert Einstein's discovery on the atomic bomb important?
There is no importance as that is false. Albert Einstein never discovered nor invented the atomic bomb. He was a pacifist and would not work on any weapon.
He could not even imagine the building of atomic bombs, until Leo Szilard (the inventor of the neutron chain reaction used in atomic bombs and nuclear reactors in 1933) brought him a letter on August 2, 1939 to sign that warned president Franklin D. Roosevelt that Nazi Germany was probably working on atomic bombs, so the US should begin research on the topic also. As a pacifist Albert Einstein was completely opposed to anyone making such a weapon, but his pragmatism and fear of what the Nazis would do with it compelled him to sign.
That was his only knowledge of atomic bombs until he read the headline of the August 6, 1945 newspapers announcing that Hiroshima had been attacked with one.
