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In 1945, the bomb purity was shipped to Los Alamos. Where it was made into a gun type weapon to achieve a chain-reaction fission called critical mass. When critical mass is achieved, a chain reaction will take place in a really short period of time, where far more energy is released then in the case of a gunpowder explosion. The Hiroshima model was long and narrow in shape and was known as a gun-barrel type. At first its was called "Thin Man" but during the manufacturing process the plans were modified. The length of the bomb was shortened and was now called "Little Boy". Energy released from the Hiroshima atomic bomb was approximately equal to 15,00 tons of TNT. The atomic bomb used in Nagasaki was larger in diameter and round. It was an implosion type bomb and thus was called "Fat Man". The energy released from this bomb was equivalent to the destructive power of about 20,000 tons of TNT. On July 16, 1945, in Alamogordo, New Mexico a test was run on the new plutonium implosion bomb to see if the plutonium would correctly fission. The Trinity test was accomplished and the explosion created a flash that was seen at least three states away.
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General George C. Marshall was the United States Army Chief of Staff during this period of time during World War ll. Marshall was the highest ranking US Army officer. He knew about the atomic bomb project as far back as October of 1941. Although the chain of command fell under Marshall's rule, he delegated most of the work to Leslie Groves. Marshall along with the Secretary of war, Henry Sitmson would obtain an enormous amount of money necessary for this secret project, which Congress knew little about. Marshall's main task was to get ready for the .
possible invasion of the Japanese mainland. He felt using the atomic bomb would introduce a new and more dangerous level of warfare and was a political rather than a military decision.
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Initiated by Leo Szilard, a petition was made tat the bomb should only be used if Japan refused to surrender, even after they knew about the bob and it's destructive capabilities.
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