Nuclear Weapons

No, the us no longer tests nukes.once the Cold War threat ended so did nuke testing and plants that made plutonium stopped production and stopped sending nuclear materials to bomb factories

It's difficult to predict the exact outcome, but it's estimated that several times more nuclear weapons than exist today could lead to a complete global catastrophe, potentially resulting in the destruction of the earth multiple times over. The scale of devastation from such an event would be catastrophic and have long-lasting consequences for life on our planet.

the usa stoped using nuclear engery for the fact that it is far to dangerous. a exsample could be the chernoble insadent where a nuclear power plant went off. the area is still radioactive to this day. this in just my theary on it but that could be the most likely resion we dont use it any more.

The blast radius of a nuclear bomb can vary depending on its size and type, but typically ranges from a few kilometers to tens of kilometers. The impact of a nuclear bomb also includes heat, radiation, and fallout, which can affect areas beyond the immediate blast radius.

An atomic bomb works by forcing two pieces of radioactive material together, resulting in a chain fission reaction. This reaction releases an enormous amount of energy in a very short time creating a massive explosion. Hence, atomic bombs are primarily dangerous because of their powerful blast wave and the extreme heat of the explosion. Additionally, radioactive particles are released into the air by the blast. These particles continue to emit dangerous gamma rays causing radiation sickness and water and food contamination.

Nuclear power plants do not hold enough radioactive material to create an explosion so there is NO POSSIBILITY of the plant exploding. However, if the plant were to be poorly maintained, a "melt-down" could occur. In this case, the nuclear reactions would become too hot for the enclosing structure to contain and the facility would begin to melt, causing fires and allowing the release of radioactive particles. It is very difficult to stop a melt-down and containment is the best solution. This is what happened at the disaster of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster). No other such case has ever occured although there was a scare at Three Mile Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident).

Splitting an atom (fission) releases energy and more than one neutron. If there is a nearby atom, the neutron can cause the atom to split, releasing more neutrons. The "chain reaction" proceeds exponentially. At each split more energy is released. Eventually the energy is sufficient to wipe out whole cities: an explosion.

Cca. 50 kg of highly enriched uranium. Now nuclear bombs use plutonium, not uranium.

The consequences of nuclear weapons include widespread destruction and loss of life on a massive scale, long-lasting environmental damage, and increased risk of radiation exposure leading to health issues for survivors. Their use can also escalate conflicts and potentially lead to nuclear retaliation, resulting in further devastation.

The distance a nuclear bomb can reach depends on various factors such as the size of the bomb, the altitude at which it detonates, weather conditions, and landscape. Generally, a large nuclear bomb could have a blast radius of several miles and cause destruction over a wider area through the effects of heat, blast, and radiation.

Plutonium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors to produce electric energy; also plutonium is indispensable for nuclear weapons. The isotope Pu 238 is used as heat source. Also Pu-Be is a neutrons source.

No, a bomb is not necessarily a nuclear reaction. A bomb can be any device that is designed to explode and cause destruction, whereas a nuclear reaction involves the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei to release energy. Nuclear bombs, also known as atomic bombs, utilize nuclear reactions to produce a very powerful explosion.

The explosion will only take up a square mile or two. The shockwave, will spread and destroy for several more miles. The real destruction is the nuclear fallout. Tons of radioactive matieral being scatered by the wind can spread hundreds of miles.

Nuclear weapons' yield is derived primarily from fission.

Thermonuclear weapon's yield is derived mainly from fusion.

Thermonuclear weapons are multistage weapons -- x-rays from a nuclear primary trigger are used to trigger ablation in the pusher of the secondary to compress it, which is responsible for the fusion reaction.

Both have critical mass, and create energy from a fission chain reaction. In nuclear bombs, the chain reaction is uncontained and spreads to all the fissionable material nearly instantaneously.

Well, the Americans needed a way to relinquish the Japanese and destroy their military campaign before they became too powerful and attacked America. To do this, an incredibly destructive and strong weapon was needed. The race for an atomic weapon was introduced into America, and the American Federal Government authorized the development of the atom bomb. The U.S. Government hired many employees during this development. The atom bomb was the impetus for the ever-growing nuclear war possibilty that, if occured, will render the human race extinct.

A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear weapon that releases a tremendous amount of energy through nuclear fusion by combining hydrogen isotopes. On the other hand, a car running on hydrogen uses a fuel cell that converts hydrogen gas into electricity to power an electric motor. While both involve hydrogen, they serve very different purposes and operate on different principles.

Atomic bombs release energy in two ways. One is a fission bomb where the nucleus of a large atom is split into smaller parts. The amount of energy in the original atom is greater than the energy stored in the small pieces. This is the energy released. Atoms larger than iron can release energy when they are split up. The other is fusion or thermonuclear. It is called "thermo" because it needs to be very hot for it to happen. This is where the nucleus of two small atoms like hydrogen (deuterium H-2 or Tritium H-3) are joined together. The energy of the single hydrogen atoms is greater than the combined pieces. This is the type of nuclear reaction that occurs in the sun that provides us with sunlight and warmth. Atoms smaller than iron can release energy when they are joined together. The energy released in both types of bomb comes from the atom's nucleus, therefore the word nuclear.

Well, there are two types of Nuke, A bomb and a missile or commonly referred to as 'Nuclear Bomb' and 'Nuclear Warhead (or missile)'. It looks like a standard bomb in shape but not size. But there are two versions of Nuclear bomb, Fission and Fusion. The Fission one is more like a standard bomb but larger and the Fusion one looks like a Mini-Missile but is still dropped like a bomb. The Nuclear Warhead (or missile) looks like a missile obviously. The easiest way to answer this question is to look on Google Images and next time you wonder something like this, Please, Don't waste the good people's time to answer your stupidity and minor amount of common sense.

Some concerns about nuclear power include the potential for accidents, such as meltdowns, which can have serious environmental and health consequences, as demonstrated by incidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima. There is also the issue of long-term storage of nuclear waste, as it remains radioactive and hazardous for thousands of years. Additionally, the high cost of building and maintaining nuclear power plants makes them less economically competitive compared to other forms of energy.

While nuclear bombs have devastating potential, it is unlikely that they would completely destroy the world. However, they can cause widespread destruction and long-lasting consequences to the environment and human life. International efforts are in place to prevent their use through arms control treaties and disarmament agreements.

The largest nuclear weapon ever tested, the Tsar Bomba by the Soviet Union in 1961, had a blast radius of over 7 miles. The fireball created by the explosion measured around 2 miles in diameter and the shockwave was felt over 400 miles away.

Nuclear bombs before the 60s were referred to as atom bombs, because the term Nuclear hadn't been discover yet. Nuclear bombs today, are generally Hydrogen bombs, or fusion bombs. They are significantly more powerful, able to places about the size of Rhode Island. Atom bombs,which were mostly uranium and plutonium, lack the destructive power of Nuclear or Fusion bombs.

Lets just say that the most powerfull nuke can annialate London 3 times over (most possibly). This is the Russian Tsar bomb, the 'father of all bambs'. A fireball 8 miles wide. Now that's big. But that is strategic nuclear weapons. Tactican nuclear weapons are a lot less powerfull. But still enougth to annialate a large army.

For most of the Western powers (France, UK, USA), a typical strategic nuclear weapon is around 1/3 MT (350-380 kT), while tactical weapons generally are in the double-digit kiloTons (15-75kT, mostly).

Those of Russian and Chinese make are typically a bit bigger for strategic weapons (about 1MT or so), mostly due to lower levels of accuracy of the weapon. The tactical weapons are about the same size as Western powers.

India and Pakistan both deploy atomic weapons in both strategic and tactical roles, but the characteristics of both are not well know. It is thought that they use 100-200kT weapons in the strategic role, and 10-50kT weapons in the tactical role.

The most typical measure of destruction of a nuclear weapon is the range at which it can produce a 5 psi overpressure wave. A 1 MT weapon detonated at the optimal height to maximize the 5 psi blast wave zone would have a 5 psi damage radius of about 3.2 miles. A 50 kT weapon would optimally have about a 1.2 mile radius 5 psi blast zone.

Note that the power of a nuclear explosion goes up with the cube root of the yield. Thus, to make a bomb twice as powerful, you need to have 8 time the yield. Thus, a 1 MT bomb has a blast radius of about 10 times that of a 1 kT weapon.