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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
Yes, they are real, and yes they really do hit each other anyone that says otherwise doesn't have clue and has not been in the ring.
When was the 2nd nuclear bomb dropped in World War 2?
The second atomic bomb dropped in Wold War II was dropped on August 9, 1945. The bomb was called "Fat Man," and it was dropped by the B-29 bomber, Bockscar.
Where exactly were U.S. nuclear bombs manufactured on a large scale during the Cold War?
Several sites existed, especially for components. The main assembly site for most of the cold war was PANTEX near Amarillo, TX.
Early sites included:
- Los Alamos
- Kirkland AFB in Albuquerque, NM
- Most of the large Pacific test shots were assembled on Perry Island at Eniwetok atoll and then sailed on landing craft transports to the detonation location.
What happens to houses and grass when a nuclear bomb explodes?
Depending on the distance from the detonation, they will likely vaporize along with everything else. If they don't vaporize, they'll burn for a moment, then be extinguished momentarily by the blast wave (and the house, if still standing, will probably collapse from the blast), then reignite and burn until spent.
Who discovery of the atomic bomb was partially based on his studies?
Leo Szilard invented the atomic bomb in 1933 while studying possible ways to more effectively perform atomic transmutation experiments with neutrons, that he was working on at the tim in London.
Measure of a gig a ton in a nuke?
The gigaton is a measure of blast force, equivalent to a billion tons of TNT. The largest weapon ever made, the 50 megaton (million tons of TNT) Czar Bomba, has less than one hundredth of this.
How do you dispose a nuclear bomb?
The US disassembles retired nuclear weapons at the PANTEX plant near Amarillo, TX. This involves disassembly of the components, burning the chemical explosives, placing the plutonium or uranium pits in storage, and recycling the inert components and fusion fuels.
I assume Russia follows a similar process.
Top 10 powerful nuclear country in the world?
usa
russia
great britain
france
china
india
pakistian
north korea
south korea
australia
Maybe.
If ABM was nuclear itself, it will probably cause fratricide in the warhead causing it to dud.
If ABM is conventional it might detonate conventional explosives in warhead. Whether this produces yield or not depends on how safe the warhead was designed against one point detonation nuclear yield.
What is the amount of nuclear bombs in the world?
Roughly 18,000 to 20,000 varying in yield from under 1KTon to a couple MTon.
How does an atom get split in a atom bomb?
The fast neutron chain reaction triggers multiple fissions at an exponentially increasing rate. This happens so rapidly that all the fissions needed to release the energy for the explosion have split in an interval of time on the order of 10 microseconds.
The most powerful country in nuclear weapon?
Most powerful nuclear states (from most amount of weapons, to least)
1) Russia - Decreasing - 5830 Active Weapons
2) USA - Decreasing - 5735 Active Weapons
3) France - Decreasing - 350 Active Weapons
4) China - INCREASING - 200 to 250 Active Weapons
5) UK - Decreasing - 200 Active Weapons
6) Israel - INCREASING - 200 Active Weapons
7) India - INCREASING - 45 to 95 Active Weapons
8) Pakistan - INCREASING - 40 to 50 Active Weapons
9) N. Korea - INCREASING - 1(?) Active Weapon
10) S. Africa - Decreased - 0 Active Weapons
What factors discouraged the use of nuclear weapons during the cold war?
One word: detente, which basically means that when both sides have the exact same weapons, neither side will dare to use them, so it's a draw or a stand-off
(Not my answer, credit goes to person who answered it off Yahoo!)
What type of plane dropped the first atomic bomb?
A B-29 Silverplate. The Silverplate modifications were unique to planes flown by the 509th Composite Group. They included removal of all machineguns except the tail gun, removal and lightening of some of the armor, new enhanced engines, bombbay modifications, etc.
What was the first weapon used for?
Killing things, or at least attacking them. That is the purpose of all weapons.
What effect of radiation or weapons can you protect yourself from wearing your clothing and a mask?
Alpha, fallout, UV, a small number of obsolete chemical weapons.
How long does it take for a nuclear missile to travel?
Depends on:
- Launch site
- Target site
- Suborbital direct flight
- Orbital flight, how many orbits to warhead release
What 8 countries have nuclear weapons?
Known nuclear states:
The United States of America
Russia
China
The United Kingdom
France
India
Pakistan
North Korea
Unconfirmed nuclear states:
Israel
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (SART)
What countries used nuclear weapons in World War 2?
The only country to ever use nuclear weapons in war is the United States with the two bombs they dropped on Japan. No other country has ever actually used a nuclear weapon.
What does a missiles look like?
I got this from:http://www.missilethreat.com/repository/imgLib/icbm%20comparison%20chart%20small%20labeled%20%20%20mda.jpg
Where are the 6 weapons in sleuth hound?
i dont kno . im trin to find out
i only know four
Rose Petal Sceptor
Sleuthound Blade
Axe of Indictment
Hardy Dagger
Are a bazooka and a missile launcher the same thing?
The bazooka and missile launcher are the same in that they are portable, infantry deployed anti-armor weapons. (They can be used againsed fortified positions, too.) The bazooka, however, relies on the accuracy of the operator to put the munition on target. The modern missile launcher uses (not surprisingly) a missile, which is a guided munition. The projectile in a bazooka was a rocket, which is generally considered an unguided(except for the "aiming" of the weapon) munition. There is no attempt made here to confuse anyone, but the difference in weapons boils down to the difference between a rocket and a missile. And it is hoped that things were made clear. There are links below for further information, including pictures. The web also has posted in a number of places short clips of missile launchers in operation, and a link can be found below to footage of the M9 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher (the "Bazooka"). Missiles, because of their sophisticated electronic guidance systems, cost a lot more money per "shot" than the rocket-propelled shaped charge launched from a bazooka. That's why we see rocket-propelled grenades and similar munitions still on the battlefield today. These munitions are cheaper, lighter, easier to make and are, therefore, used broadly by modern "under-funded" and "unofficial" military units like Al-Qaeda and others.
