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Fat Man was the name given to one of the two types of atomic bombs first produced at Los Alamos. | Fat Man was the name given to one of the two types of atomic bombs first produced at Los Alamos. | ||
| − | Fat Man had a radioactive core of plutonium. The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the | + | Fat Man had a radioactive core of plutonium. The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the explosives surrounding the plutonium exploded, setting of a shock wave that compressed the plutonium so much that it set off a nuclear explosion. |
Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity]] and [[Nagasaki]]. | Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity]] and [[Nagasaki]]. | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 00:15, March 15, 2007
Fat Man was the name given to one of the two types of atomic bombs first produced at Los Alamos.
Fat Man had a radioactive core of plutonium. The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the explosives surrounding the plutonium exploded, setting of a shock wave that compressed the plutonium so much that it set off a nuclear explosion.