atomic bomb
noun
1
: a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (such as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction
called also atom bomb
2
: a nuclear weapon (such as a hydrogen bomb)
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My parents didn’t realize it at the time, but I was born the same week the first-ever atomic bomb was tested at the Trinity site.
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Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Those detonations had the explosive equivalent of one Hiroshima-sized atomic bomb every day for 20 years, according to a 2025 report from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER).
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The test confirmed that the implosion design weapon used in the Fat Man atomic bomb would function to produce a nuclear detonation and also gave the Manhattan Project scientists their first look at the effects of a nuclear detonation.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Chen Ming, a researcher at the Centre for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research and a co-author of the study, explained that the impact released energy equivalent to 600,000 tonnes of TNT – comparable to the destructive force of 40 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Those detonations had the explosive equivalent of one Hiroshima-sized atomic bomb every day for 20 years, according to a 2025 report from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER).
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The test confirmed that the implosion design weapon used in the Fat Man atomic bomb would function to produce a nuclear detonation and also gave the Manhattan Project scientists their first look at the effects of a nuclear detonation.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Chen Ming, a researcher at the Centre for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research and a co-author of the study, explained that the impact released energy equivalent to 600,000 tonnes of TNT – comparable to the destructive force of 40 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Atomic bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20bomb. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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