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Fat Man had a radioactive core of [[plutonium]].  The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the explosives surrounding the plutonium exploded, setting off a shock wave that compressed the plutonium so much that it set off a nuclear explosion.
 
Fat Man had a radioactive core of [[plutonium]].  The bomb ignited through the "implosion method," whereby the explosives surrounding the plutonium exploded, setting off a shock wave that compressed the plutonium so much that it set off a nuclear explosion.
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Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity]] and [[Nagasaki]].
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Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity]] and on the civilian population of [[Nagasaki]].
    
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[[Category:Weapons]]
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