1. Nuclear Weapons

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

3. Bikini Atoll 1946

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

7. 1 st Hydrogen Bomb Test 1952

9. Hydrogen Bomb test 1950s

11. Hydrogen Bomb Test 1955

13. Underground Test 1950s

15. Cannon Test 1956

17. 50,000 kt 15,000 kt 10,400 kt 19 kt 15 kt 1-44 t

18. 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

20. Duck & Cover 1952

22. Remember Kids: Duck & Cover!!!