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A-BOMB (5)
A-BOMB (5)
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short
for
atomic bomb
, a
bomb
that uses the
energy
from the splitting of
atoms
to
cause
an
explosion
of tremendous
force
, accompanied by a blinding light. The first
atomic bomb
was successfully tested by the United
States
in July 1945. In the
final
stages of
World War II
the United
States
dropped
atomic bombs first on
Hiroshima
and then three days later on
Nagasaki
to
force
the Japanese to surrender.
See also
Hiroshima
and
war
, last in this glossary.
—
State
of
Man
Congress
Approved Gls (14.5.92)