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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]] 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==
* [[Manhattan Project]]
* [[Atomic bomb]]
* [[Little Boy]] - [[Hiroshima]]
[[Category:Manhattan Project]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:World War II]]