a bomb of great power in which the explosive energy is derived from the nuclear fission of a fissionable material, such as plutonium or uranium-235. It is a type of nuclear weapon. The strength of an atom bomb is measured in kilotons, i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a thousand tons of TNT. The first atomic bomb was manufactured in 1945.
A bomb whose energy comes from the fission of uranium or plutonium.
An explosive device whose energy typically comes from the fissioning of uranium or plutonium.
An explosive device in which a large amount of energy is released through the nuclear fission of uranium or plutonium. The first atomic bomb test, known as the Trinity Shot, took place in the desert north of Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. Several weeks later, an atomic bomb was used for the first time as an instrument of war, detonating over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9).
A destructive non-ethical nuclear weapon used by power thinkers
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
a bomb in which the splitting of atomic nuclei results in an explosion of tremendous force and heat, accompanied by a blinding light
an example of a CHAIN REACTION explosion)
a weapon of mass destruction which uses nuclear fission to produce vast amounts of energy
a weapon with a war-head powered by nuclear fission
a bomb deriving it's destructive power from the release of nuclear energy
Weapon which uses the energy released almost instantaneously when the nuclei of highly enriched uranium or plutonium undergo fission.
A weapon which uses fissionable material such as U235 to provide the explosive power. Bombs of this type were dropped on Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August) in 1945. May be referred to as an A-bomb on subsequent reference.