The intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was the eventual method developed to deliver nuclear weapons. The variants IRBM (intermediate range ballistic missile) and SLBM (submarine launched ballistic missile) are currently used, along with cruise missiles. However, some weapons are still carried by jet bombers in the USAF's Air Force Global Strike Command (formerly Strategic Air Command).
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The two main types of devices developed to deliver powerful nuclear weapons are ballistic missiles and bombers. Ballistic missiles are capable of delivering nuclear warheads over long distances with high precision, while bombers are aircraft designed to carry and drop nuclear bombs on target areas. These delivery systems are essential components of a country's nuclear arsenal.
Yes, atomic bombs are real. They are powerful nuclear weapons that release energy through nuclear fission reactions, causing devastating destruction. The first atomic bombs were developed and used during World War II in 1945.
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation that can disrupt or damage electronic devices and systems, causing them to malfunction or fail. EMPs can be generated naturally by events like lightning strikes or solar flares, or they can be created deliberately as a weapon using nuclear explosions or specialized devices.
'Nukes' are Nuclear WeaponsA nuke is also called an atomic bombOr it is called a hydrogen bombSplitting a single atom in half creates a nuclear explosionNukes cause great damageThey could destroy huge cities
The smallest nuclear bomb ever developed is the W54, which was used in the Davy Crockett nuclear weapon system by the United States. It had a yield of 10 to 20 tons of TNT equivalent.
The most powerful fusion weapon developed so far is the hydrogen bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb. It combines nuclear fission and fusion reactions to release an immense amount of energy, thousands of times more powerful than atomic bombs.