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Nuclear Comparison (North Korean Program (Headed by Kim Jong Un (Nicknamed…
Nuclear Comparison
North Korean Program
Headed by Kim Jong Un
Nicknamed "Rocket Man" by Trump
Sept. of 2017 ignited first Hydrogen Bomb
Yield of ~100 kilotons
two stage nuclear device
Fission bomb used as fuse for more powerful hydrogen bomb
Miniaturized warhead able to be fit onto Hwasong ICBM missiles
Test site was Punggye-ri
Goal was to create international leverage
assembled following "Juche" philosophy
Emphasis on self-sufficiency
Manhattan Project
US Program from 1939-1946
Above ground test
20 megaton yield
Stronger than anticipated
Fused sand into glass beneath test tower
Fission type of bomb
Called "The Gadget"
Headed by Robert Oppenheimer
Nickname was "Destroyer of Worlds"
Designed to end World War II
Bombs dropped on two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
bombs called "Fat Man" and "Little Boy"
Fat Man named for Winston Churchill
So secret Vice President Truman was unaware