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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.

Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity (atomic explosion)]] and on the civilian population of [[Nagasaki]].

Fat Man bombs were used at [[Trinity (atomic explosion)]] and on the civilian population of [[Nagasaki]], on August 9, 1945.

==See Also==

==See Also==