Plutonium was and still is used for atomic bombs. The atomic bombs you are talking about would be fat man and little boy. They were the two used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Many people were killed when the b-29 bomber dropped fat man.
The US dropped 50 atomic bombs from airplanes between 1945 and 1962 (2 in combat on Japan, 48 in test shots). Over 1000 were detonated in other ways in test shots between 1945 and 1992. The USSR, UK, and France also dropped atomic bombs from airplanes and detonated many in other ways in test shots (but never used any in combat).
It isn't happening.The only two bombs that have been used were the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombs. Many others have been manafactured, but only two have been used other than in tests.
There have not been any attacks using atomic bombs or missiles since World War II (as of today, May 4th, 2011). There have however, been many nuclear weapons tests - where controlled explosions have been conducted. Most of these have occurred underground to reduce nuclear fallout.
The U.S. originally built the atomic bomb to end WW2 because it was the only alternative to invading Japan, which would have cost many, many more lives and been worse for all involved. Now atomic bombs are used for a balance of power - "If you nuke us we'll nuke you back" is enough to stop a few wars.
Atomic bombs have only been used in combat twice. The US dropped two bombs, one on Nagasaki, one on Hiroshima.
Many atomic bombs were detonated for "test" purposes. Fortunately none were used in war.
Yes, uranium can be used in atomic bombs.
Uranium which is a fuel is used in atomic bombs and in nuclear power stations.
Both can be created on earth, and both have been. Fission has been used in atomic bombs, and fusion has been used in hydrogen bombs.
Plutonium was and still is used for atomic bombs. The atomic bombs you are talking about would be fat man and little boy. They were the two used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Many people were killed when the b-29 bomber dropped fat man.
1 WW2 was the only war to detonate atomic bombs. Pray no one ever uses any again.
No. Only two atomic bombs (fission bombs) have ever been used in war. August 1945.
The atomic bombs were delivered by the USS Indianoppolis
The only time the US ever used Atomic Bombs was during World War 2 when the first atomic bombs were used. Nowadays, the atomic bombs are kept underground. Nuclear missiles are ready to use in the case of a nuclear warhead being launched at the US by an enemy or unknown foe. There have been thousands of nuclear warheads disabled since the Cold War ended.
WWII ended because 2 atomic bombs were used on Japan. If those bombs hadn't been used, the war would have continued.
They used nuclear and atomic bombs.