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Nuclear Bombs

By: Rawson Barr, Journalist
Nuclear bombs are one of the most destructive weapons ever created. These bombs use nuclear reactions to release an enormous amount of energy in the form of an explosion. Nuclear bombs can cause widespread destruction and can even lead to long-term health problems for people who are exposed to them.
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How does a nuclear bomb work?

By: Ali iskandar, Author
Nuclear fission produces the atomic bomb, a weapon of mass destruction that uses power released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material like uranium or plutonium, it knocks two or three more neutrons free. That cycle keeps going on for about five minutes.
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