ATOM BOMBS

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The Atomic Bomb! By: Jordan Graves The atomic bomb is a powerful nuclear weapon. It is fueled by the fission of the nuclei of plutonium or uranium, in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by one of these bombs is equal to the strength of an explosion created by thousands of tons of TNT. To detonate one of these bombs, enough mass of plutonium or uranium must be provided to reach what …

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…to use, for that reason. I feel that the United States was not justified in using the bomb to end the war because of the massive destruction that they knew it would cause. Unless the United States knew that the Soviet Union was a direct threat to the United States itself, I feel that they should not have acted in the manner that they ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** www.yahoo.com www.atom.com www.bigbombs.com