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WWII’s Deadliest Weapon Mary Jane Morgan Pd. 7 Mr. Frauen

What weapon is the deadliest? Not a tank, nor a gun, but the atomic bomb.

What is an atomic bomb? It is a weapon which gets its destructive force from the nuclear reactions of nuclear fission and/or fusion. It is a weapon which gets its destructive force from the nuclear reactions of nuclear fission and/or fusion. A single weapon can be capable of destroying or seriously disabling an entire city. A single weapon can be capable of destroying or seriously disabling an entire city.

How and where was it made? The first atomic bombs were made by the U.S. with assistance from the U.K. and Canada during WWII. The first atomic bombs were made by the U.S. with assistance from the U.K. and Canada during WWII.

How it works (1)

How it works (2)

What did they look like? This one was like “Little Boy” used on Hiroshima. This is the one used on Nagasaki called “Fat Boy.”

Who has these deadly weapons? 7 main powers 7 main powers United States United States Russia Russia France France United Kingdom United Kingdom People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China India India Pakistan Pakistan

Why is this weapon so deadly? The yield of nuclear weapons may be rated as equivalent to several kilotons or megatons of TNT, up to 20 in fact. The yield of nuclear weapons may be rated as equivalent to several kilotons or megatons of TNT, up to 20 in fact. A 10 megaton yield can destroy most of the buildings of a modern city to a 100 megaton yield burning structures and forests up to miles from ground zero. A 10 megaton yield can destroy most of the buildings of a modern city to a 100 megaton yield burning structures and forests up to miles from ground zero.

Continued… On July 30, 1945, President Truman gave the okay to drop the bomb on Japan after they refused to recognize the Potsdam Declaration. On July 30, 1945, President Truman gave the okay to drop the bomb on Japan after they refused to recognize the Potsdam Declaration. On August 6, 1945, the 1 st atomic bomb, “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the 1 st atomic bomb, “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima. Three days later, “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki because Japan wouldn’t surrender. Three days later, “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki because Japan wouldn’t surrender.

What did it do? Thousands were killed instantly being vaporized from the searing heat of 7,200 to 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Thousands were killed instantly being vaporized from the searing heat of 7,200 to 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Others were disfigured with limbs melted from their bodies and skin peeling off in large strips. Others were disfigured with limbs melted from their bodies and skin peeling off in large strips. It wiped out the entire city. It wiped out the entire city.

So deadly….