A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or a …

2023年8月1日 · Christopher Nolan's movie Oppenheimer, released during Russia's continuing war with Ukraine, has renewed public interest in atomic weapons just as the risk of a nuclear …

An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and …

2025年2月14日 · The core of an implosion-type atomic bomb consists of a sphere or a series of concentric shells of fissionable material surrounded by a jacket of high explosives, which, …

5 天之前 · What is a nuclear weapon? A nuclear weapon is a device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the …

5 天之前 · Nuclear weapon - Gun Assembly, Implosion, Boosting: In order to produce a nuclear explosion, subcritical masses of fissionable material must be rapidly assembled into a …

A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.

A nuclear blast, produced by explosion of a nuclear bomb (sometimes called a nuclear detonation), involves the joining or splitting of atoms (called fusion and fission) to produce an …

The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II yielded 15 kilotons. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. Nearly every …

The science behind explosions. We show YouTuber Tom Scott our work to uncover what happens in the first moments after detonation so that building explosive-resistant structures is easier …