Bomb Definition and 157 Threads

I am wondering, if a bomb exploded in the "vacuum" of space, without an atmosphere to cause a pressure wave, what would be the destructive area of the bomb, or would there be any?

Hi everyone. I've been searching google for a clear formula and formulas for atomic/nuclear bomb shockwave and blast radius. I haven't come across anything remotely close that details the effects of time on the effects of the bomb as it crosses a set distance. Can some one help me with the...

Hello everyone I am new to PF actually this is my first thread. I am looking for the equation to see how far and how, the radiation from the Nuclear Blast using E=mc^2. Can anybody help? Please[?] Nicole

From the far left: http://www.americanfreepress.net/09_26_03/Ethnic_Bomb/ethnic_bomb.html

Could somebody explain exactly how a hydrogen bomb is supposed to work? I have a pretty basic idea, but I need more info. [?]

There is the hydrogen bomb and there is the nuclear weapon that uses plutonium. As far as I know the atomic structure of hydrogen versus plutonium are at the opposite ends of the chemical chart spectrum. Hydrogen having the least atomic weight of all elements and plutonium having a very high...

The Microwave Bomb Well, it's pretty hard to miss the fact that there is a war going on right now... One rumor going around is that the US will test a new type of munition, a so-called microwave bomb. Does anyone have an idea how this device works?