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