Nuclear Weapons. Atomic Bomb (fission) < 1 – 500,000 tons of TNT.

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Nuclear Weapons

Atomic Bomb (fission) < 1 – 500,000 tons of TNT

Bikini Atoll 1946

Hydrogen Bomb (fusion) 1,000 x’s power atomic bomb

1 st Hydrogen Bomb Test 1952

Hydrogen Bomb test 1950s

Hydrogen Bomb Test 1955

Underground Test 1950s

Cannon Test 1956

50,000 kt 15,000 kt 10,400 kt 19 kt 15 kt 1-44 t

Effects (20,000 kt) Damage 3 miles – Total Destruction 10 miles – Most Buildings Destroyed 30 miles – Moderate Damage Burns 18 miles – Conflagration 23 miles – 3 rd Degree 27 miles – 2 nd Degree 32 miles – 1 st Degree

Duck & Cover 1952

Remember Kids: Duck & Cover!!!