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Nuclear weapons can be detonated in several different ways. A projectile fired at a target can detonate nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons with these gun-type detonators were the kind of bombs that were dropped on Japan in 1945 by the United States.2 An electrical impulses sent along a reactor line is another way to detonate nuclear weapons. This is known as an implosion. The electrical impulses will explode all of the explosives that are inside of the bomb simultaneously.
Nuclear weapons are very precise. Modern technology has the ability to insert navigation guidance systems directly into the weapons. The weapons use these systems, through a series of satellites and computers, to direct themselves to the target without coming into any contact with immobile objects. This makes them a deadly weapon.
Nuclear weapons produce shock waves with a force greater than that of a hurricane. When a nuclear weapon explodes, a "rapid expansion of the bomb materials"3 occurs, producing a high-pressure pulse that is also known as a shock wave. A shock wave is a force of powerful winds that causes damage because of the sudden burst of torrential winds. Strong winds persist even after the shock wave has passed by. The shock wave alone would knock over virtually anything in its path - trees, houses, skyscrapers, and perhaps even flatten some mountains. .
Nuclear weapons produce fireballs. When a nuclear weapon explodes, a "hot incandescent mass of gas"4 is produced which is known as the fireball. The fireball produces thermal radiation that causes matter to immediately disintegrate. Creatures that are not too near .
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to the blast will get flash burns, which are moderate, second-degree burns, on any of their exposed skin. The fireball will also cause combustion, and any debris or flammable objects lying about will instantly become ignited. .
Secondary effects of nuclear weapons can be deadly and devastating.
