Nuclear Bomb Research Paper

It is estimated that there are over ten thousand nuclear weapons around the world, and depending on the size of the bomb, it would take as little as two thousand to destroy all of North America and just thirteen thousand more to destroy the entire world. We have all seen the footage of nuclear weapons being detonated; the force of it and the power of it is jaw dropping. We tend to forget just how powerful a nuclear bomb really is. Over the past decades, as technology and knowledge of nuclear power has increased, so have the strengths of these weapons along with the destruction they can cause. But is it not just the initial explosion that can cause damage to the surrounding area, but the after effects of the bomb as well and sometimes the after …show more content…
Although the destruction of the bomb is over the effects are still there in nuclear fallout. In the case of Castle Bravo over 90 million metric tons of coral reef and sea floor were ejected. A large amount of it was pulled up into the mushroom cloud becoming radioactive and creating fallout. Small amounts of radioactive dust or particles are harmless but many billions of these particles can cause radiation sickness and even death. As the mushroom cloud gets higher the winds get stronger and carry the fallout away from the blast site like radioactive seeds. This materials can be pulled up into the upper atmosphere and be carried away for thousands of miles (atomicarchive). Castle Bravo was detonated on the island of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The fallout from the Castle Bravo explosion blanked an area of over 5,000 square miles and one of the islands effected was the island of Rongelap more than 115 miles away from the initial blast and was evacuated two days after when white dust, fallout, rained down on to the inhabitants. They could not return for 3 years and then had to leave again when the island was still deemed unsafe. What is scary about a nuclear bomb is not just the initial blast I mean that we can see it’s the things we cant see like the gamma rays or the radioactive dust that looks just like normal dust. People received 200 radioactive particles or more in a short period of time will get radiation sickness. Those who receive 600 radioactive particles or more in a short period of time will die. To survive such a monstrosity an underground shelter is the answer, but how long would someone have to stay underground to be safe from the fallout above? Surviving a nuclear attack isn't the question. Humans are strong and resilient and could power through it. A lethal dose of nuclear radiation wouldn't turn you into a ghoul, it would turn you into a corpse. So the question is not if you