Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb, powerful explosive nuclear weapon fueled by the splitting uranium or plutonium in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by an atomic bomb is equal to 22000 tons of tnt, Usually the plutonium or uranium in a bomb is separated into parts so that an explosion or critical mass is not reached until the bomb is set to explode. This process releases a lot of energy in the form of …
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…Man." Japan surrender on August 14th. These are the only times that a nuclear weapon has been used in a war. Many countries have nuclear weapons such as United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, and Pakistan, some of these countries have already tested their weapons and still have them assembled. Some other countries on the middle east are known to either have or are to build atomic weapons but its still unclear.