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- The US tested nuclear devices in the Trinity test site in NM, Bikini atoll in the Marshal islands, Eniwetok atoll in the Marshal islands, underwater offshore Mexico in international waters south of San Diego CA, the Nevada test site north of Las Vegas NV, in space, and for project Plowshare (peaceful uses of nuclear explosives) in about half a dozen other states.
- The USSR tested nuclear devices at 2 or 3 sites in Siberia and its largest fusion bomb tests were on the arctic island of Novaya Zemlya.
- The UK tested nuclear devices in Australia.
- France tested early nuclear devices in the Sahara desert while it still had colonies there, since then I'm not sure.
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JordanNuclear bomb testing took place primarily during the mid-20th century, with the first test conducted on July 16, 1945, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA. Subsequent tests were carried out in various locations, including the Pacific Ocean, Nevada, and Kazakhstan. The last nuclear test conducted by a nuclear-armed state was by North Korea in 2017.
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Are nuclear bombs real?
Yes, nuclear bombs are real and have been developed and tested by several countries. These weapons derive their explosive power from nuclear reactions, which release enormous amounts of energy. The use of nuclear bombs is highly destructive and devastating, making them a major concern for global security.
Is there nuclear energy in nuclear bombs?
Yes, nuclear bombs utilize nuclear energy. They rely on the process of nuclear fission or fusion to create an explosive release of energy.
What is the different between a nuclear bomb and an atom bomb?
A nuclear bomb is a generic term for any explosive device that relies on nuclear reactions to produce a large amount of destructive force, while an atomic bomb specifically refers to a type of nuclear bomb that relies on nuclear fission reactions to release energy. Therefore, all atomic bombs are nuclear bombs, but not all nuclear bombs are atomic bombs.
Are nuclear bombs made with nuclear fusion?
Nuclear bombs can use either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion as the primary mechanism of energy release. Most nuclear bombs in current arsenals rely on nuclear fission reactions, while thermonuclear bombs use a fission reaction to trigger a fusion reaction.
How many nuclear bombs make a megaton of tnt?
A nuclear bomb can be made with any desired yield from about 10 tons to well over 50 megatons in one single bomb. These numbers are just for tested devices that worked, there is no theoretical upper limit on the yield of fusion based bombs.
