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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
Why did the US not drop a nuke on north Vietnam?
The hawks wanted to use nukes, Barry Goldwater ran for president on that ticket. They also wanted to invade N. VN. But cooler heads prevailed; using nukes or invading the north would have opened the door to a communist retaliation. Another words World War Three.
If US and the UK went to war with Russia and China would they use nukes and who would win?
If they fought a limited war it could go either way, depending on the circumstances, but I have trouble envisioning a limited war with nukes. Once the first nuke is detonated, it will probably lead to more nukes, with no limits, and no winners.
Who were the scientists Enrico Fermi worked with?
You can identify some of them from the article linked.
When was the first village created?
This is impossible to know; the information is lost to history. Humans first migrated out of Africa roughly 100,000 years ago. It is possible that we had village-like communities before we left Africa. If not, then they probably existed within a few thousand years following our first migrations.
Who made the nuclear bomb in 1939?
No one. The first nuclear device was not tested until July of 1945, and the first bomb was not produced (not used) until later that month.
Cuban Missile Crisis
How did nuclear weapons influence World War 2?
The use of these weapon brought about peace in the East against Japan and was the conclusion of hostilities in WW2 .
What element was created by the first H bomb test?
Element number 99, later named Einsteinium, was discovered in the debris from the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952. Only a tiny number of atoms were detected, formed from the decay of neutron-bombarded californium nuclei.
Could a nuclear bomb hit and destroy Rhode Island?
That would depend on yield and height/depth of burst.
What was the significance of the non proliferation treaty?
People thought having nuclear arms were cool to protect us but now they don't want to live with the consequences of the fallout. That is why we got the treaty done. In the related links box below, I posted a site on that subject.
When was the first nuclear test?
It was on July 16th, 1945, that the Trinity test shot was fired at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
It was fired in the north-east corner of White Sands in New Mexico; NOT Los Alamos.
How didn't nuclear weapons prevent war?
Nuclear weapons only serve as a deterrent to war when both warring nations possess them. If only one nation has them or neither do, a conventional war is still very possible. That is why all of the Cold War wars occurred in third world countries where nuclear weapons were not present. In contrast, the Cuban Missile Crisis (and the corresponding Turkish Missile Issue) did not lead to war between the USA and the USSR specifically because both nations had nuclear weapons which could effectively serve as a deterrent to the other.
How was the atom bomb discovered?
The atom bomb was not discovered, it was created by ALbert Einstein with a team of engineers and inventors to help the American Military execute one of its biggest attacks ever. The term e=mc squared is actually the formula for the atom bomb. To make a bomb like this, they basically compressed it so tightly that the atoms and molecules became explosive.
Why did the UK sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?
UK is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and has signed the treaty. Some nations agree that nuclear bombs should not used no matter the need.
What percent of the world has died of radiation sickness?
Only a tiny fraction of a percent. Its easier to simply give the total estimate than calculate percent. However I don't have the figures in front of me now. The largest contribution is probably the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings with all other contributions to the total being orders of magnitude less.
Where was the nuclear explosion at in 1986?
I don't know of one specifically, there was still underground nuclear testing at the time so there might have been several that year. If you are thinking of the reactor explosion at Chernobyl that year, that was not a nuclear explosion, just a large steam explosion when the coolant water flash vaporized blowing the roof off the reactor. Once the graphite moderator in the core was exposed to air it caught fire, this was the worst part of the disaster as burning graphite is nearly impossible to put out and the smoke was carrying all kinds of radioactive material from deep in the core.
Is Iran planning to bomb the US with nuclear bombs?
first answer:
no. According to Islam it is Unlawful and khamenei will refuse it.
second correct answer:
No one knows for sure, however the Iranians have sponsored terrorists use of bombs & other weapons for over 30 years. They do this claiming that they are defending Islam. They have killed Americans, Israelis and people from many nations for a long-time now, and show no signs of stopping. They are a very, very dangerous enemy of the United States.
