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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 was the name of the bomb that was made from plutonium?
The first plutonium bomb used in the war: Nagasaki (Japan), 9 august 1945 - the "Fat man".
During what war was the hydrogen bomb invented?
It wasn't invented during a time of war. It was invented well after the end of WW II.
Richard Lawrence Garwin, American physicist, produced a design in 1952 at IBM Watson Laboratory at Columbia University. This was during the period that the US was involved in the Korean War (1950-1953).
How many nuclear warheads does Chile have?
Chile is a very peace full country. They don't need nuclear weapons at all. In fact they are part of a treaty that says they will not posses any form of nuclear power, thus making Chile no threat to the outside world. Chile president Sebastian Pinera is a very peace full ruler. there are no terrorist groups in Chile and the most conflict they have ever had is with Argentina over land in the late 1800's. Chile is definitely on the list for the most peace full country in the world. which in no way should be Sweden. all Sweden does is go neutral on every idea with "well just put a pin in it" saying they have no power or meaning because they don't really give a crap about any world issues.
What is balance of plant in power plant?
everything except the boiler,boiler auxiliaries ,turbine,turbine auxiliaries is considered in balance of plant or BOP. Ex :- cooling tower , water generation plant,fuel oil system,coal handling system
How much weight did the bomb little boy weigh in kilotons?
Little Boy weighed 4.85 tons and had an explosive yield of about 15 kilotons TNT equivalent.
If you really want Little Boy's weight expressed in kilotons it was 0.00485 kilotons.
How many times did the US and USSR come to engaging in nuclear war?
none
The only "nuclear war" ever fought was in August 1945 when the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Japan had no atomic bombs so all they could do was surrender. It was rather "one sided" and it ended WW2.
How do you detonate a nuke in Garry's mod?
This varies by modification. Read the website of the mod or the readme that came with it.
What is a policy designed to discourage attack by threatening nuclear war?
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
What was the element used in the first atomic bomb?
Plutonium was used in the Trinity test, Uranium in the first combat weapon.
Atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb. What's the difference?
The term atomic bomb is a general one, and it can include both fission and fusion weapons. The hydrogen bomb (an "old term") is used in reference to a fusion device. Both are grouped under the contemporary term nuclear weapons, and we generally break down nuclear weapons into two types -- fission devices and fusion devices. The latter can only be set off by the former, so it takes a fission weapon to provide the energy needed to initiate the fusion reaction. Links can be found below for more information.
The difference between nuclear and atomic bombs has to do with the fuel. Atomic bombs use only plutonium or uranium. Nuclear bombs use, in addition to plutonium or uranium, hydrogen. That is what makes them nuclear, unlike President Bush's mispronunciation: nucular. How funny is that? We had a president that had his finger on the button that would trigger nuclear destruction of all life forms on our planet, yet he could not even pronounce it properly? That is really scary!!!
To fully answer the question: It does not really matter, if one happens to drop in your vicinity, the result is the same, the annihilation of all matter, including you.
Should President Kennedy have blockaded Cuba to stop the USSR from introducing nuclear missiles?
He did but he called it a "quarantine" instead of a blockade, to avoid the fact that by international law a blockade is an act of war and could have been considered an implicit Declaration of War. Basically he was "walking on eggshells" in an attempt to avoid starting World War 3.
How does a nuclear submarine work?
The "submarine" part of a nuclear submarine works in basically the same way as a conventional submarine. The differences lie primarily in the propulsion area and some support functions. Nuclear reactors generate a lot of heat energy because of the nuclear fisson reactions occurring in the fuel, and that is the key to nuclear propulsion.
The reactor is used to heat water to make steam. Air is unnecessary in this process. The reactor coolant system circulates water (very hot water) into a steam generator in a closed loop. The steam that is generated is then used by conventional steam turbines (the main engines) which drive the propellor (called a screw) through a reduction gear. Small steam turbines are used to drive electric generators. There is a back up battery bank and also a conventional diesel engine (the emergency diesel engine) that drives an electric generator.
Provisions have to be made to treat the atmosphere as the craft is intended to remain submerged for extended periods.
The diving and control systems are largely the same as on a conventional submarine.
Weapons systems include the conventional torpedo (with or without nuclear capability) and (sub)surface to surface missiles like the cruise missile. As the new submarines are superior weapons platforms, large missile systems are included on some designs.
Electronics systems for communications as well as detection and countermeasures are all modern. The new nuclear submarines owe a huge debt in technological development to the old units, but they far outclass them in capability.
Where was the largest Russian bomb detonated?
I assume you mean "Soviet bomb" - The Tsar Bomba (Царь-бомба) was detonated on October 30, 1961, in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. It was the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated.
Where did the enriched uranium for the Little Boy atomic bomb come from?
The uranium enrichment facilty was at Oak Ridge.
What did herasheama look like after the nuclear bomb went off?
Hiroshima was nearly totally destroyed by the atom bomb.
Where does nuclear waste go from a nuclear submarine?
In the United States, when a nuclear submarine has "run out of" nuclear fuel for its reactor (this takes many years), the reactor may be opened, and the spent fuel sent for reprocessing at the Naval Reactors facility at the Idaho National Laboratory. The reactor's core may then be refueled. This process can take some time, and handling the spent fuel is dangerous and requires complex procedures to prevent contamination. If the submarine is to be overhauled, or retired, the fuel is removed for reprocessing, and the reactor compartment is cut out of the submarine, sealed, and moved for disposal to the Department of Energy's Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, where they are kept in dry storage. The submarine may be welded back together, or the sections floated, until a new compartment and reactor are installed, or the vessel is cut up for scrap. Low level radioactive waste may be handled in other ways.
Should every nation have nuclear capabilities?
yes because if every nation had nuclear weapons and one used it on another nation they would be attack so creating a peace . That is certainly one idea. Letting Saddam have a weapon or Iran seems like a very bad idea. Banning all weapons seems like a far better idea.
What is the fuse for hydrogen bomb?
An Atomic bomb is the detonator for a Hydrogen bomb to create enough heat for the fission - fusion chain reaction.
What are the capabilities of a nuclear sub?
This depends on both the role (e.g. missile, attack, research) and class of the submarine. The only thing that defines a submarine as nuclear is that it derives its power from nuclear reactors, it does not need to carry nuclear weapons (although almost all do).
- Role defines the purpose the submarine was designed to fulfill
- Class is the specific "model" of the submarine
What was the plane that held the H bomb?
- The first fusion bomb was tested in 1952 in the Ivy Mike shot on Eniwetok atoll. Being a cylinder 20 feet in diameter and 80 feet tall and connected to a similar sized cryogenic refrigeration unit to keep its deuterium/tritium fuel liquid, no plane ever built could hold it.
- The first fusion bomb small enough and light enough for a plane to carry was tested in 1954 in the Castle Romeo shot, the Los Alamos Runt device which was weaponized later that year and entered stockpile as the EC-17 (which was so big it could only fit in the B-36). The drawback of the EC-17 was that it would explode before the plane could escape and the blast wave would tear the plane to shreds. In 1955 the EC-17 was upgraded with a ribbon parachute to allow the plane time to escape the blast, becoming the MK-17.
- The first fusion bomb dropped from a plane was tested in 1956 in the Redwing Cherokee shot, the MK-15 a bomb about 3/4 the size and weight of the MK-17 but roughly similar yield, which was dropped by a B-52 named ZIGZAG about 4 miles short of target due to a bombardier error.
Just in case you actually meant "A" instead of "H":
- Enola Gay, a Silver plate modified B-29 dropped a MK-1 named Little Boy, Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
- Bockscar, a Silver plate modified B-29 dropped a MK-3 named Fatman, Nagasaki, August 9, 1945
Why should people care about the atomic bomb?
People should care about the atomic bomb attack because that is how WWII ended. It's a big deal considering that America was once allies with Japan and now they turn on the American citizens, so America decided to turn back on them and drop the Atom Bomb, or "Atomic Bomb".
How many countries have nuclear submarines?
From Wikipedia:
Today, six countries deploy some form of nuclear-powered strategic submarines: the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, and India Several other countries, including Argentina and Brazil, have ongoing projects in different phases to build nuclear-powered submarines.
