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Gun -type fission weapons are fission-based nuclear weapons whose design assembles their fissile material into a supercritical mass by the use of the "gun" ...
The simplest weapon design is the pure fission gun-assembly device, in which an explosive propellant is used to fire one subcritical mass down a “gun barrel” ...
The polonium in the “pellet” type initiator releases alpha particles, a form of radiation, that are blocked by gold foil until the foil is broken by the ...
Gun -Type Nuclear Detonations ... When one sub-critical mass of a fissile material is held in place and another sub-critical mass is fired into it with the use of ...
The second type of fission weapon is the implosion assembly, in which a high explosive (with a much faster detonation speed than the propellant used in a ...
An atomic bomb must contain a critical mass of fissile material, that is, material that can undergo fission. Two types of fissile material have been used in ...
... weapon with modest improvements), and the South African gun-type atomic bomb. ... Most nuclear weapons programs reach a phase where using scarce and ...
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Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Construction: How Difficult? - jstor
Spent power reactor fuel poses more of a sab otage than theft threat. Gun-Type and Implosion-Type Bombs. Those who discount the threat of nuclear terrorism ...
#12.
Nuclear Weapons – College Physics - BC Open Textbooks
263 Nuclear Weapons. Learning Objectives. Discuss different types of fission and thermonuclear bombs. Explain the ill effects of nuclear explosion. The ...
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Nuclear weapon
Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, nuclear weapons have been detonated on ... The second basic type of nuclear weapon produces a large amount of its ...
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Implosion Becomes a Necessity, Los Alamos, 1944
Because the gun-type bomb design seemed so simple and practical, Deke Parsons had assigned ... a gun-type design would not work for the plutonium bomb.
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How do nuclear weapons work? -
Types of Nuclear Energy · Nuclear fission – the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller fragments by a neutron. · Nuclear fusion – two smaller atoms are ...
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The Physics of Nuclear Weapons
The atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fission weapons. The nuclei of atoms consist of protons and neutrons, with the number of protons ...
#17.
Why cannot plutonium be used as a gun-type nuclear bomb?
In a gun type device the near critical mass of projectile of Oralloy ( weapons grade highly enriched uranium ; 80–93.5 % U235 + rest U238 ) is shot at high ...
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Nuclear Terrorism - International Atomic Energy Agency
No country currently uses this design for its nuclear weapons. But it is worth remembering two things. First, that it was an HEU gun-type nuclear weapon that ...
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Fission Weapon - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
In fission weapons, a mass of fissile material (uranium highly enriched in ... Nuclear devices are basically of two types, fission (the “atomic” bomb) and ...
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Nuclear Weapons – UNODA - the United Nations
These include the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), ... new and destabilizing types of nuclear weapons, including cruise missiles, ...
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Schematic diagrams of fission bomb designs - ResearchGate
[9] from publication: Desktop simulation of the core of a fission bomb ... Schematic diagrams of fission bomb designs: left (Hiroshima), gun type bomb, ...
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Is a Plutonium gun-type atomic bomb really "impossible"?
This is from The Nuclear Weapons Archive: 2.1.4.1.2 Gun Assembly Assembling a critical mass by firing one piece of fissionable material at ...
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The Science of Nuclear Weapons, Visualized - Visual Capitalist
There are two types of nuclear weapons: Atomic Bombs: These rely on a domino effect of multiple fission reactions to produce an explosion, ...
#24.
Can Terrorists Build Nuclear Weapons?
For a gun type device, substantially more than a critical mass of uranium is needed, and plutonium cannot be used. It may be assumed that the terrorists would ...
#25.
Little Boy Fat Man Trinity Test
This gun-type uranium bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, weighed 9,700 pounds. □ The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan,. August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM. □ A B-29 ...
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Nuclear Weapons - The Physics Hypertextbook
The bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945 was a gun type fission weapon. The bullet and target were made of highly enriched uranium metal ( ...
#27.
Atom or atomic bombs are nuclear weapons. Their energy ...
meant a bomb that relies on ... “Hydrogen bombs,” or thermonuclear weapons, use a fission bomb to ... will not fuel any kind of nuclear weapon.
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The Atomic Bomb | Introduction to Chemistry - Course Hero
Atomic bombs are nuclear weapons that use the energetic output of nuclear ... On August 6th, 1945, a uranium gun-type fission bomb code-named "Little Boy" ...
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Nuclear Weapons - Cyberphysics
The bomb dropped on Nagasaki three days after the Hiroshima bomb was a plutonium implosion-type fission bomb code-named 'Fat Man'. It exploded with an energy of ...
#30.
13: Nuclear Weapons - Chemistry LibreTexts
Destined for use in the first atomic bombs, ... the critical last 100 microseconds of the critical mass in a gun-type assembly.
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How Nuclear Bombs Work - Science | HowStuffWorks
In 2009, the North Koreans successfully tested a nuclear weapon as powerful as the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The underground ...
#32.
How Do You Make a Nuclear Bomb? - ABC News
... There are two significant hurdles to building a nuclear weapon: 1) ... Nuclear bombs are generally made according to one of two designs -- a gun-type ...
#33.
The Story of the Atomic Bomb - eHISTORY
The story of the atomic bomb started around the turn of the century when a small number of physicists ... The bomb was a gun-type weapon called Little Boy.
#34.
Countries With Nuclear Weapons 2022
Staged thermonuclear weapons — The most destructive type of nuclear weapon. ... The first nuclear weapon used during war was a "uranium gun" fission bomb, ...
#35.
Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Construction: How Difficult?
Gun -Type and Implosion-Type Bombs. Those who discount the threat of nuclear terrorism often fail to grasp a crucial.
#36.
StudyQuestions: Nuclear Weapons, Making the Atomic Bomb
When, where, and what constituted the first nuclear explosion on earth? Sketch and explain a uranium gun-type fission weapon. Sketch and explain a plutonium ...
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Use of nuclear and radiological weapons by terrorists?
The bomb dropped over Nagasaki was of the implosion-type. The core of this nuclear weapon consisted of 6.2 kg plutonium (approx. 0.9% Pu240). Can terrorists ...
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About the Atomic Bomb | Record | Search | English
Using an explosive device, the two uranium-235 were brought together to form a critical mass that exploded instantaneously. This is known as a gun-barrel-type ...
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What Is the Difference Between a Hydrogen Bomb and an ...
Although no other country has used such a weapon of mass destruction since ... History Page Type: Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Ukraine war: Could Russia use tactical nuclear weapons? - BBC
These can be placed on various types of missiles which are normally used to ... Is Putin's talk about nuclear weapons a cause to worry?
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Gun Site - Voices of the Manhattan Project
Basically, a “bullet” of nuclear material was fired at very high speed ... Scientists were confident the design would work and the gun-type bomb was not ...
This is not, of course, a technically accurate portrayal of the Little Boy weapon that was dropped on Hiroshima -- many aesthetic liberties have been taken ...
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Learn Nuclear Weapons in 3 minutes. - Toppr
Get a quick overview of Nuclear Weapons from Nuclear Reactions in just 3 ... The bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945 was a gun-type ...
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Subsequent Weapons Testing
Information on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic bombs and subsequent weapons testing from the World Nuclear Association, the organization that seeks to ...
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Einstein and the Manhattan Project | AMNH
Einstein expressed regret for urging President Roosevelt to research atomic weapons. ... Einstein's answer was always that his only act had been to write to ...
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"Little Boy" Atomic Bomb - National Museum of the USAF
The Mk I bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy," was the first nuclear weapon used in ... was a gun-type weapon, which detonated by firing one mass of uranium down a ...
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Nuclear Weapons History - ICAN
The road to a world free of nuclear weapons · Manhattan Project established in US · US conducts first ever nuclear test · US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima · A ...
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FRONTLINE/WORLD . Iran - Going Nuclear . How to ... - PBS
Developing nuclear weapons requires specialized equipment, expertise and technology. ... or assembly system, usually either a gun-type or an implosion bomb.
Thermonuclear weapons, or hydrogen bombs, rely on a combination of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is another type of ...
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The Manhattan Project
The first atomic bomb, a weapon harnessing the devastating power of nuclear ... atomic bomb was based upon using uranium 235 in a gun-type detonator.
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Fat Man Munition - Air Force Armament Museum Foundation
"Fat Man" was the codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the ... Fat Man was an implosion-type nuclear weapon with a solid plutonium core.
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A Primer on Fissile Materials and Nuclear Weapon Design
Gun -type weapons using. HEU remain the simplest of fission weapons. Early postwar, air-delivered, earth penetration bombs used gun designs because their simple ...
#53.
Nuclear weapons do exist - Full Fact
There's plenty of evidence that the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were ... The A-bomb or atomic bomb is a type of nuclear weapon, ...
#54.
How Nuclear Weapons Work | Union of Concerned Scientists
At the center of every atom is a nucleus. Breaking that nucleus apart—or combining two nuclei together—can release large amounts of energy.
#55.
The Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb - Khan Academy
The first bomb, which was used on Hiroshima, "Little Boy," was a Uranium-235 gun-type fission weapon. Basically, a small explosive in the back launches a hollow ...
#56.
South Africa's Secret Nuclear Weapons
Many in the government came to believe that the nuclear weapons were unnecessary. ... In mid-1977, the AEB produced a gun-type device-without an HEU core.
#57.
Electromagnetic pluse nuclear weapon atom bomb hydrogen ...
An electromagnetic pulse nuclear weapon atomic bomb consists of shell mercury, ... A kind of electromagnetic pulse type atomic bomb or hydrogen bomb.
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Nuclear Weapon | NCEH
When a nuclear weapon explodes, it gives off four types of energy: a blast wave, intense light, heat, and radiation. Nuclear weapons can be in the form of ...
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Atomic Vs. Hydrogen Bombs: How They Work - Business Insider
The one of right is a gun-type fission bomb, like Little Boy detonated over Hiroshima, which shoots the missing piece of a nuclear core ...
#60.
PeaceSite/The Evolution of nuclear weapons 2
Hydrogen bombs are thousands of times more powerful than the Hiroshima-type atomic bomb. The development of nuclear weapons started with atomic bombs and ...
#61.
The Path to a Nuclear Weapon - The Washington Post
A gun-type fission device, such as the ÒLittle BoyÓ bomb dropped on Hiroshima, would be the most likely design used by a nuclear terrorist.
#62.
32.7 Nuclear Weapons – College Physics chapters 1-17
Discuss different types of fission and thermonuclear bombs. Explain the ill effects of nuclear explosion. The world was in turmoil when fission was discovered ...
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How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them?
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine nearly three weeks ago, the threat of nuclear weapon use has risen. This was made clear on Feb.
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The 9 most powerful nuclear weapon explosions | Live Science
Here's a look at the most powerful nuclear weapons ever detonated — specifically explosions that exceeded 10 megatons.
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August Marks Atomic Bomb Anniversary
(Wendover) — Portions of the roots of wartime atomic weapons and development ... in August when a modified B-29 dropped Little Boy, a uranium gun-type bomb, ...
#66.
Nuclear Weapons Tests and Environmental Consequences
In 1996, a new phase in stopping all types of nuclear tests ...
#67.
Why was a uranium-type bomb used on Hiroshima and a ...
In the Hiroshima-type bomb, the uranium needed for nuclear fission ... out and so new weapons were being developed, particularly in England, ...
#68.
Why it's so difficult to build a hydrogen bomb - Quartz
Very few types of atoms are both the right size and abundant enough to make a nuclear weapon. It's either uranium or plutonium for fission bombs ...
#69.
How the advent of nuclear weapons changed the course of ...
In the 75 years since the first successful test of a plutonium bomb, nuclear weapons have changed the face of warfare. Here, troops in the 11th ...
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50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons Today - Brookings
Number of nuclear weapon types in the current U.S. arsenal: W76 and W88 warheads for submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs); W78 and W87 ...
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H-052-1: The U.S. Navy and the Atomic Bomb
Atomic bomb of the "Fat Man" type, the kind detonated over Nagasaki, ... The initial main effort for the atomic bomb was a gun-type weapon, ...
#72.
How likely is the use of nuclear weapons by Russia?
NATO could respond either by using conventional forces on Russian strategic assets, or respond in kind using nuclear weapons as it has several ...
#73.
75 years after the Hiroshima bombing, the nuclear threat still ...
The hardest part of building a gun-type Hiroshima weapon is enriching raw uranium, which has 146 neutrons, down to what's known as weapons ...
#74.
Nuclear Bombs - Engineering and Technology History Wiki
There are two basic kinds of nuclear weapons. The first to be invented is now known as the fission bomb, or sometimes simply the atomic bomb ...
#75.
Nuclear Weapons A - Physics
Fission Bombs (also known as atomic bombs or A-bombs) The easily fissionable ... Little Boy, the gun-type bomb dropped on Hiroshima, released energy ...
#76.
Nuclear Terrorism FAQ | Belfer Center for Science and ...
The simplest type of nuclear bomb, known as a "gun-type" bomb, slams two pieces of nuclear material together at high speed. The bomb that destroyed ...
#77.
Hydrogen Bomb vs Atomic: What Is the Difference? - TIME
As global tensions continue to rise over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, here's what to know about hydrogen bombs and atomic bombs.
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Opinion: Why nuclear weapons will always be with us - DW
With the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, a new form of horror came into the world.
#79.
The Manhattan Project Resulted in the Creation of Another ...
The design was different, however, with Fat Man being an implosion bomb whereas Thin Man was a gun-type bomb. Since those bombs were dropped in ...
#80.
Differences Between Hydrogen and Atomic Bombs - ThoughtCo
A hydrogen bomb and an atomic bomb are both types of nuclear weapons, but the two devices are very different from each other.
JAPAN Nagasaki Hiroshima Tokyo Mariana Islands Okinawa Path to bomb drop ... Known as a gun-type fission device, it fires a mass of uranium ...
#82.
Why No One Will Ever Build Another Nagasaki Type Bomb
The first Atomic bombs, Trinity, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, hold an outsized place in our perceptions of what a nuclear weapon should be.
#83.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS USING PLUTONIUM FROM A POWER ...
In a well-designed nuclear explosive using weapons-grade plutonium, a pulse of ... Hence the simplest type of nuclear explosive, a "gun type," in which the ...
#84.
Tsar Bomba: The Largest Atomic Test in World History
The combined force of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings was minuscule in comparison to the Tsar Bomba, the most awesome nuclear weapon ...
#85.
A Blinding Flash of Light
Los Alamos scientists, led by Oppenheimer, were working on two different bomb designs: a simple gun-type uranium bomb and an implosion-type ...
#86.
Trinity Site - World's First Nuclear Explosion
The world's first nuclear explosion occurred on July 16, 1945, when a ... The success of the Trinity test meant that an atomic bomb using plutonium could be ...
#87.
Simulating a nuclear chain Reaction with Unity3d
Simulating the uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in the gun-type bomb that was dropped on the japanese city of Hiroshima.
#88.
32.7 Nuclear Weapons – College Physics - UCF Pressbooks
Discuss different types of fission and thermonuclear bombs. Explain the ill effects of nuclear explosion. The world was in turmoil when fission was discovered ...
#89.
Radioactive Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Testing | US EPA
After a nuclear explosion, debris and soil can mix with radionuclides. This mixture is sent up into the air and then falls back to Earth.
#90.
Atomic Bombs vs. Nuclear Bombs: What's the Difference?
The “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II are the only nuclear weapons used ...
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Nuclear weapons are spreading. This plutonium scientist is ...
CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Nuclear weapons are ...
#92.
As Iran Nears Uranium Breakout Capacity, US Mulls Bomb ...
(Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP) ... told VOA that Iran could use that time to build a "gun-type" nuclear bomb.
#93.
Atomic weapons more powerful 75 years after Hiroshima
Treaties to reduce nuclear arsenals and risks of proliferation are being abandoned, new types of nuclear weapons are being produced, ...
#94.
Book Review: How SA built six atom bombs - defenceWeb
Using 80% enriched uranium would have halved the yield. The gun-type design placed the SA weapons in the same class as “Little Boy,” the device ...
#95.
LANL: How First Atomic Bomb Got Its Name
Little Boy is the gun-type uranium weapon that was released above Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. It is one of two atomic bombs ever to ...
#96.
75 Years Ago: The Flight of the Enola Gay
As a new and deadly weapon, an atomic bomber, Enola Gay ... There were two types of bombs used against Japan: a uranium-235 gun-type fission ...
#97.
Nuclear Bunker Busters, Mini-Nukes, and the US Nuclear ...
The Bush administration is contemplating a new crop of nuclear weapons that ... the US nuclear weapons laboratories to study new types of nuclear weapons: ...
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