The Devastating Effects of Nuclear Weapons - The MIT Press Reader
The following overview summarizes the scientific principles, historical context, and immediate physical effects of an atomic explosion. atomic explosion
: Using conventional high-explosive "lenses" to compress a plutonium core, increasing its density until it becomes supercritical (used in the "Fat Man" bomb and the Trinity test). Physical Effects of the Detonation The Devastating Effects of Nuclear Weapons - The
: Shooting one piece of uranium into another to create a supercritical mass (used in the "Little Boy" bomb). atomic explosion