Fat Man (atomic bomb): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Milton Beychok m (Another copy edit) |
imported>Milton Beychok (Expanded the content a bit) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Fat Man''' was the code name for the second [[nuclear weapon]] used in the [[nuclear attacks against Japan]] during [[World War II]]. It was a [[plutonium]] implosion device, with an [[energy (science)|energy]] yield of approximately 12 kilotons of [[TNT equivalent]]. It was | '''Fat Man''' was the code name for the second [[nuclear weapon]] used in the [[nuclear attacks against Japan]] during [[World War II]]. It was a [[plutonium]] implosion device, with an [[energy (science)|energy]] yield of approximately 12 kilotons of [[TNT equivalent]]. It was also designated as "Mark III" by the [[United States Army]]. | ||
The [[Manhattan Project]] had detonated an identical device in the [[Trinity test]], in [[White Sands, New Mexico]], to confirm that the technology actually worked. | |||
A Fat Man bomb was air-dropped on [[Nagasaki, Japan]] on August 9, 1945. The [[Japan|Japanese]] surrendered shortly thereafter (August 14, 1945) and the war in the [[Pacific]] ended. Between 1947 and 1950, during the postwar era, 120 Fat Man bombs were produced and available for service. | |||
Revision as of 21:31, 10 June 2011
Fat Man was the code name for the second nuclear weapon used in the nuclear attacks against Japan during World War II. It was a plutonium implosion device, with an energy yield of approximately 12 kilotons of TNT equivalent. It was also designated as "Mark III" by the United States Army.
The Manhattan Project had detonated an identical device in the Trinity test, in White Sands, New Mexico, to confirm that the technology actually worked.
A Fat Man bomb was air-dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. The Japanese surrendered shortly thereafter (August 14, 1945) and the war in the Pacific ended. Between 1947 and 1950, during the postwar era, 120 Fat Man bombs were produced and available for service.