How Many Atom Bombs Were Used In The War?

Atom bombs were used twice in the history of wars by America who attacked the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Add Comment

Report

The only time that Atomic weapons have been used in a war was in World War 2.

The first was on the 6th of August 1945 where a uranium based fission bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.

The second was on the 9th of August 1945 and was a plutonium based fission bomb called "Fat Man" which was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.

Both of these weapons used different methods of initiating a nuclear reaction. The yield of these bombs were between 10 to 20 kilotons for the first and around 20 kilotons for the second.

Add Comment

Report