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How big was the nuclear bomb?

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The atomic bomb, formed my nuclear fission?

that was dropped by Americans on Japan?

well first, there was 2 of them and to answer your question

HUGE

Atomic bombs are measured by the mega tonne. That is the equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT. So a 50 mega tonne bomb is the equivalent of 50,000,000 tonnes of TNT exploding. The actual size of the bomb can be anything from a giant rocket to the size of a suitcase

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