A nuclear weapon [a] is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.

On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and they remain the …

Feb 14, 2025 · atomic bomb, weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of a heavy element such as plutonium or uranium. Fission Sequence of events in the fission of a uranium nucleus by a neutron.

Pada bulan Agustus 1945, Amerika Serikat menjatuhkan bom atom di dua kota Jepang: Hiroshima dan Nagasaki, menandai tahap akhir Perang Dunia II. AS mendapatkan persetujuan Britania Raya untuk menjatuhkan senjata tersebut, …

Sep 6, 2017 · The atomic bomb and nuclear bombs are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. Scientists first developed nuclear weapons technology during World War II.

Feb 14, 2025 · Atomic bomb - Nuclear Weapons, Hiroshima, Nagasaki: The first atomic bomb was built in Los Alamos, New Mexico, during World War II under a program called the Manhattan Project. Los Alamos was approved as the site for the main atomic bomb scientific laboratory on November 25, 1942, by Brig. Gen. Leslie R. Groves and physicist J. Robert ...

Senjata nuklir atau bom atom adalah senjata pemusnah massal yang memperoleh kekuatan destruktifnya dari reaksi nuklir; baik melalui fisi nuklir, fusi nuklir, atau kombinasi keduanya. Senjata nuklir memiliki daya rusak yang mampu menghancurkan sebuah kota atau daerah.