of Little Boy raised temperatures to 1000*F for one mile from its hypocenter (Rhodes and Richard 108). Hiroshima buildings were devastated; the worst damage was near the blast site. In addition, the Hiroshima crater was 80ft deep (Rhodes 44). The damage radius of the damage was suspected to be one mile of the city (Cochran 34). Little Boy exploded in a mushroom cloud fashion annihilating a suspected one hundred and forty thousand peoples (Cochran 34). This type of explosion spreads slowly but covers lots of ground. Hiroshima was just an example of the mighty power of the atom bomb.The bigger and more destructive bomb, Fat Man, was next dropped on Nagasaki. Fat Man was a lot bigger and also had more destruction power than Little Boy. Instead of imploding like Little Boy, Fat Man exploded thus creating more damage to the city of Nagasaki (. Fat Man caused more damage than Little Boy did because of many reasons. In addition, Fat Man generates more gamma rays and radiation than in predator, Little Boy (TB Cochran). An estimated one hundred thousand died in the bombing because of the explosion and more radiation. Fat Man had nearly one and one half of a mile radius of destruction (Cochran 34).Even during peace time atomic weapons are improved for power and accuracy. For example, now bombs are developed to give into 10.4 megatons of power (Rhodes and Richard 43). This kind of blast vaporizes the small islands on which these bombs are tested (Rhodes 74). If any nuclear wars broke out the world would be destroyed. Current bombs are thousands of times more powerful and accurate than the first atomic warheads (Rhodes and Richard 25). Atomic bombs are now programmed for accuracy via a computer and by a satellite. These weapons now are a asset for countries on the brink of war, because just having a Atomic bomb gives a country a sense of security. During the '60s these weapons were on the brink of being launched.In conclusion atom...
