Как самому сделать атомную бомбу (на английском языке)

At one time, during the early days of The Atomic Age, it was a popular notion that one day atomic bombs would one day be used in mining operations and perhaps aid in the construction of another Panama Canal. Needless to say, it never came about. Instead, the military applications of atomic destruction increased. Atomic tests off of the Bikini Atoll and several other sites were common up until the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was introduced. Photos of nuclear test sites here in the United States can be obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

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- Breakdown of the Atomic Bomb's Blast Zones

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- Diagram Outline

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[1] Vaporization Point

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Everything is vaporized by the atomic blast. 98% fatalities.

Overpress=25 psi. Wind velocity=320 mph.

[2] Total Destruction

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All structures above ground are destroyed. 90% fatalities.

Overpress=17 psi. Wind velocity=290 mph.

[3] Severe Blast Damage

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Factories and other large-scale building collapse. Severe damage

to highway bridges. Rivers sometimes flow countercurrent.

65% fatalities, 30% injured.

Overpress=9 psi. Wind velocity=260 mph.

[4] Severe Heat Damage

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Everything flammable burns. People in the area suffocate due to

the fact that most available oxygen is consumed by the fires.

50% fatalities, 45% injured.

Overpress=6 psi. Wind velocity=140 mph.

[5] Severe Fire Wind Damage

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Residency structures are severely damaged. People are blown

around. 2nd and 3rd-degree burns suffered by most survivors.

15% dead. 50% injured.

Overpress=3 psi. Wind velocity=98 mph.

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- Blast Zone Radii

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[3 different bomb types] ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ | | | | | | | -[10 KILOTONS]- | | -[1 MEGATON]- | | -[20 MEGATONS]- | |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| | Airburst - 1,980 ft | | Airburst - 8,000 ft | | Airburst - 17,500 ft | |______________________| |______________________| |______________________| | | | | | | | [1] 0.5 miles | | [1] 2.5 miles | | [1] 8.75 miles | | [2] 1 mile | | [2] 3.75 miles | | [2] 14 miles | | [3] 1.75 miles | | [3] 6.5 miles | | [3] 27 miles | | [4] 2.5 miles | | [4] 7.75 miles | | [4] 31 miles | | [5] 3 miles | | [5] 10 miles | | [5] 35 miles | | | | | | | |______________________| |______________________| |______________________| ____________________________________________________________________________

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II. Nuclear Fission/Nuclear Fusion

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There are 2 types of atomic explosions that can be facilitated by U-235; fission and fusion. Fission, simply put, is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus splits into fragments, usually two fragments of comparable mass, with the evolution of approximately 100 million to several hundred million volts of energy. This energy is expelled explosively and violently in the atomic bomb. A fusion reaction is invariably started with a fission reaction, but unlike the fission reaction, the fusion (Hydrogen) bomb derives its power from the fusing of nuclei of various hydrogen isotopes in the formation of helium nuclei. Being that the bomb in this file is strictly atomic, the other aspects of the Hydrogen Bomb will be set aside for now.

The massive power behind the reaction in an atomic bomb arises from the forces that hold the atom together. These forces are akin to, but not quite the same as, magnetism.

Atoms are comprised of three sub-atomic particles. Protons and neutrons cluster together to form the nucleus (central mass) of the atom while the electrons orbit the nucleus much like planets around a sun. It is these particles that determine the stability of the atom.

Most natural elements have very stable atoms which are impossible to split except by bombardment by particle accelerators. For all practical purposes, the one true element whose atoms can be split comparatively easily is the metal Uranium. Uranium's atoms are unusually large, henceforth, it is hard for them to hold together firmly. This makes Uranium-235 an exceptional candidate for nuclear fission.