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Nuclear Weapons
This category is for questions about weapons that use nuclear fission or fusion to gain explosive power.
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Bomb prepared by using crude material such as petrol/diesel / mob oil ete to produce the thermal effect ././././
Was the nuclear arms race one of the defining features of the Cold War?
It was the biggest feature of the Cold War because it was an arms race between the U.S. and its allies versus the Soviet Union and its allies. At this point, it was whoever had the most nukes had the most power.
How did the nuclear bomb work?
I would recommend reading Richard Rhodes books: The Making of the Atomic Bomb and Dark Sun.
What was MAD during the cold war?
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Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use ofnuclear weapons by two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender,[1] becoming thus a war that has no victory nor any armistice but only total destruction. It is based on the theory of deterrence according to which the deployment of strong weapons is essential to threaten the enemy in order to prevent the use of the same weapons. The strategy is effectively a form of Nash equilibrium in which neither side, once armed, has any incentive to disarm.
How many atomic bombs are made a year?
At this time (2012) neither the US or Russia makes any. Other countries may be making small numbers.
Where did nuclear weapons first start in the world?
The first ever nuclear explosion was a test in New Mexico in 1945
Where exactly did America drop the nuclear bombs in 1945?
Hiroshima
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The first on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in morning of August 6 1945, and the second on the Japanese city of Nagasaki in the morning of August 9, 1945.
What are some nuclear weapons have been used in the war?
The only nuclear weapons ever used in war were the US's MK-1 Uranium gun bomb and MK-3 Plutonium implosion bomb.
When was the first nuclear submarine built?
June 14, 1952, Harry S Truman laid down the keel of USS Nautilus. She was decommissioned in 1980, after travelling over 500,000 miles on her 'first fill of fuel'
Why shouldn't we used the atomic bomb during World War 2?
The Japanese were defeated on a island and 1000's of planes were fire bombing their cities to ruin so there was no need to use the A bomb
Were nuclear weapons used during World War 2?
{| |- | Yes, there were two atomic bombs that were used in World War 2. The US dropped them on Japanese cities in an effort to end the war. After the devastation was understood, the Japanese surrendered. |}
What german inventor invented the atomic bomb?
No german, the inventor of the atom bomb was a hungarian.
Why Germany does not have a nuclear weapon?
{| |- | They were unable to development them. Many of the experts that existing in Germany were forced to work for the Soviets or brought to the US. This was particularly true of the rocket scientists. Germany does not have the natural resources to produce the radioactive materials needed and the US and Russia have cornered the market on them. |}
Who dropped the first nuclear bomb how many people did it kill?
The first nuclear bomb dropped in war was used by the US and killed ~100,000 in Hiroshima. About the same as died in ONE 500 to 1000 plane firebombing raid, several of which were happening every night at the same time.
When did American interests in developing a hydrogen bomb intensify?
By 1953, the United States and the Soviet Union had developed both the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb, or H-bomb. So now that that has happened the United States wanted to have more interests in developing a hydrogen bomb and that's how it intensified.
Should a second nuclear bomb been used in World War 2?
It was used because:
- Truman's order authorizing use of the bomb authorized use of all bombs available as soon as they became available and conditions were suitable for delivery, until Japan surrendered.
- The first 2 bombs became available about the same time.
- Japan did not surrender until 5 days after the second bomb.
- The third bomb became available 4 days after Japan surrendered and so was not used.
It would have taken a special order direct from Truman, canceling his previous authorization order to prevent the second bombing. Not very likely.
The only nuclear weapons ever used in warfare were the Little Boy and the Fat Man, used by the USA against Japan in World War II.
