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Nuclear Weapons

Fat Man Atomic Bomb

Fat Man Atomic Bomb

The first nuclear weapons were gravity bombs, such as this "Fat Man" weapon dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. They were very large and could only be delivered by heavy bomber aircraft.

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