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Nuclear Comparison (North Korean Program (Yield of ~ 100 kilotons (two…
Nuclear Comparison
North Korean Program
Yield of ~ 100 kilotons
two stage nuclear device
Miniaturized warhead able to be fit onto Hwasong ICBM missiles
Fission bomb used as fuse for more powerful hydrogen bomb
Sept. of 2017 ignited first Hydrogen Bomb
Test site was Punggye-ri
Headed by Kim Jong Un
Nicknamed "Rocket Man" by Trump
Goal was to create international leverage
Assembled following "Juche" philosophy
Emphasis on self-suffciency
Manhattan Project
US Program from 139-1946
Above ground test
Stronger than anticipated
Called "The Gadget"
20 nmegaton yield
Fused sand into glass beneath test tower
Fission type of bomb
Headed by Robert Oppenheimer
Nickname was "Destroyer of Worlds"
Designed to end World War II
Bombs dropped on two Japanese cites: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
bombs called "Fat Man" and Little Boy"
Fat Man named for Winston Churchill
So secret Vice President Truman was unaware