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  2. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    The atomic bomb explosion generated a windstorm several kilometers wide that carried ash, dust, and debris over the mountain ranges surrounding Nagasaki. Approximately 20 minutes after the bombing, a black rain with the consistency of mud or oil came down carrying radioactive material for one to two hours before turning clear. [227]

  3. Protect and Survive - Wikipedia

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    "Nuclear Explosions Explained" 1:35 Effects of atomic weapons 2. "The Warnings" 2:53 Attack, fall-out and all-clear warnings 3. "What to Do When the Warnings Sound" 2:28 "Immediate action" drill 4. "Stay at Home" 1:40 Techniques for sheltering in place 5. "Choosing a Fall-out Room" 2:06 Choosing a safe room 6. "Refuges" 3:54 Building an "inner ...

  4. Frisch–Peierls memorandum - Wikipedia

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    The memorandum contained the first calculations about the size of the critical mass of fissile material needed for an atomic bomb. It revealed that the amount required might be small enough to incorporate into a bomb that could be delivered by air. It also anticipated the strategic and moral implications of nuclear weapons.

  5. Trinity (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

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    The short film Nuclear Test Film – Nuclear Testing Review (1945) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. Trinity's cloud (1945) , photographs of mushroom cloud Video of the site, original blast, and the ranch where the bomb was assembled from 2017

  6. Video shows simulation of North Korea dropping nuclear bomb ...

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    In a chilling simulation released in North Korea, a nuclear bomb strikes the United States, creating a massive mushroom cloud.

  7. Effects of nuclear explosions - Wikipedia

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    Despite the lethal radiation and blast zone extending well past her position at Hiroshima, [55] Takakura survived the effects of a 16 kt atomic bomb at a distance of 300 metres (980 ft) from the hypocenter, with only minor injuries, due mainly to her position in the lobby of the Bank of Japan, a reinforced concrete building, at the time.

  8. Operation Wigwam - Wikipedia

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    Video of the test—12 second intro. Operation Wigwam [1] involved a single test of the Mark 90 "Betty" nuclear bomb.It was conducted between Operation Teapot and Project 56 on May 14, 1955, about 500 miles (800 km) southwest of San Diego, California. 6,800 personnel aboard 30 ships were involved in Wigwam.

  9. Plutonium in the environment - Wikipedia

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    However, one study on plutonium in marine sediments indicates that the atomic bomb fallout accounts for 66% of the 239 Pu and 59% 240 Pu in the English Channel. In contrast, nuclear reprocessing contributes the majority of the 238 Pu and 241 Pu in the Earth's oceans, whereas nuclear weapons testing is responsible for only 6.5% and 16.5% of ...