Nuclear Weapons

J. Robert Oppenheimer was the former scientific director of the Manhattan Project and joined Albert Einstein in opposing the development of the hydrogen bomb due to its destructive power and potential consequences for humanity. Oppenheimer played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and later became a vocal advocate for international cooperation and nuclear disarmament.

A nuclear blast can have devastating effects, including heat, blast pressure, and radiation that can result in immediate death. The impact of a nuclear blast depends on various factors, such as the distance from the explosion and the size of the bomb.

The nuclear fuel in the weapons can be used, especially the U-235 content. In fact I believe this is being done in the US with weapons being deactivated. The U-235 will have been enriched to a high level for weapons so the process involves mixing it with depleted U (mostly U-238) to get the required 5 percent or so for reactor fuel. Plutonium can also be used when extracted from weapons, but this requires another plant for producing fuel with a mixture of U and Pu, so called MOX fuel. I don't think there is a plant in the US to do this at present, but it will no doubt come, with excess Pu available it is the best thing to do with it.

Both hydroelectric plants and nuclear power plants generate electricity by converting a source of energy into electrical power. They are both considered to be reliable sources of base-load power, meaning they can provide a continuous and consistent power output. Additionally, both types of plants have the potential to produce significant amounts of electricity and have a relatively low carbon footprint compared to fossil fuel power plants.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev came within a hair's breadth of agreeing to phase out their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. General Zhu Chenghu of China's National Defense University, made some remarks that stirred an unusual uproar in the West and in the United States in particular. According to reports in the Western media, Gen. Zhu, in responding to questions in a briefing session on China's foreign and security policy with a delegation of foreign journalists based in Hong Kong, seemed to indicate that in a possible military conflict with the United States over Taiwan, Beijing would be no match for the United States in terms of conventional capability. Zhu thus suggested that China should perhaps be the first to use nuclear weapons to deter a possible U.S. intervention.

Today, the United States is the only nuclear power that continues to deploy nuclear weapons outside its own territory. The approximately 480 nuclear bombs in Europe are intended for use in accordance with NATO nuclear strike plans, the report asserts, against targets in Russia or countries in the Middle East such as Iran and Syria. Israel has not confirmed that it has nuclear weapons and officially maintains that it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. Yet the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons is a "public secret" by now due to the declassification of large numbers of formerly highly classified US government documents which show that the United States by 1975 was convinced that Israel had nuclear weapons But as the questions says, there should no be nuclear weapons.

A nuke can cover up to 200 miles. Mega Ton nukes blow up even farther. But the real affect of a nuke is the radiation. One nuke can spread radiation all over Europe. If you do get radiation you die in 2 days.

Though the answer above overstates the case they can be truly devastating.

The effect of a nuclear weapon depends on the 'yield' of the bomb.

The yield is measured in equivalent tonnage of TNT exploding but this is only an indication of the blast and not the radiation.

The bomb dropped on Hiroshima had an equivalent tonnage of 15 -20,000 tons of TNT.

The weapons today can be constructed in the millions of tons range easily.

It is estimated that Russia has enough nuclear weapons to destroy the Earth multiple times over. A nuclear war involving Russia's full arsenal could lead to catastrophic global consequences, including nuclear winter and widespread destruction.

The initial temperature of a nuclear detonation can reach temperatures of millions of degrees Celsius. These extreme temperatures are a result of the intense energy released during the nuclear fission or fusion process.

China is estimated to have around 320 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

A nuclear weapon typically contains a fissile material such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239, high explosives to trigger the nuclear chain reaction, and various components to control the explosion and enhance the weapon's efficiency.

Plutonium is not typically bought or sold on the open market due to its highly regulated nature and potential for misuse in nuclear weapons. It is primarily used in nuclear reactors and weapons programs under strict government control. The value of plutonium is difficult to estimate, but it is considered extremely valuable due to its rare and highly radioactive properties.

The blast radius of an atomic bomb can vary depending on the size of the bomb and the height at which it detonates. In general, the blast radius of a nuclear bomb can extend for several miles, causing destruction within a radius of 1-5 miles or more. It can cover an area of several square miles, destroying buildings and causing severe damage within that zone.

None. The first was a test in New Mexico. The second, dropped on the city of Hiroshima caused ABOUT 130,000 deaths. The second, on Nagasaki, caused about 80,000 deaths. Collectively, about 1,100,000 deaths all together. This is about one-half (at the most conservative estimate) of the lives that would have been lost in the invasion of Japan.

The difference was little boy was droped on Hiroshima in world war 2, it is much smaller than the fat man used on Nagasaki and the little boy uses uranium to compress it. The fat man uses plutonium to detonate.

As of July 2008, there were more than 430 operating nuclear power plants and, together, they provided about 15 percent of the world's electricity in 2007.

Despite all the cosmic energy that the word "nuclear" invokes, power plants that depend on atomic energy don't operate that differently from a typical coal-burning power plant. Both heat water into pressurized steam, which drives a turbine generator. The key difference between the two plants is the method of heating the water. While older plants burn fossil fuels, nuclear plants depend on the heat that occurs during nuclear fission, when one atom splits into two.

The cost of a nuclear weapon can vary significantly depending on factors such as the design, complexity, and delivery system. It is estimated that the cost of building and maintaining nuclear weapons programs can range from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. This includes costs associated with research, development, testing, production, and maintenance of the weapons.

The shockwave from an atomic bomb can travel at the speed of sound in air, which is around 1,125 feet per second (343 meters per second). This means that the shockwave can travel over great distances in a short amount of time, causing widespread destruction.

An atom bomb can explode either in the air or on the ground, depending on the desired effect. Airbursts are detonated above the ground to maximize the blast radius and thermal effects, while ground bursts are detonated on the ground to increase the amount of fallout produced. Both types of explosions have their unique characteristics and effects.

The first official chemical warfare started in WWI when the military threw bombs containing ammonia to the other side. The ammonia was mass produced through a new method called the Heiber process. The inventor got a Nobel Prize but his wife killed herself at the thought that his process killed so many people.

The nuclear warfare began with US dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Since then, the nuclear war developed to a horrible extent. The Czar bomb, which is said to be the strongest weapon of mass destruction ever tested, sent shock waves around the globe three times before it died down.

It is not. A "smart" bomb is one with a guidance system that guides it directly to the target. A "Neutron" bomb is a specialized form of nuclear weapon that produces relatively little blast, but releases more immediate nuclear radiation than most other nuclear weapons