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An illustrated guide to the Atomic Bombs (First Versions)
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| Ryan Crierie
Posted on 12/02/2018 4:33:05 PM PST by MtnClimber
NOTES: A large number of these photos were assembled from the RG-77-BT collection in the Still Photo collection of the National Archives II building in College Park, MD.
Early Bombs
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To: MtnClimber
Lots of very interesting photos of assembly and loading of WWII atomic weapons.
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12/02/2018 4:33:23 PM PST
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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posted on
12/02/2018 4:42:06 PM PST
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M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
To: KC_Lion; dp0622
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12/02/2018 4:43:32 PM PST
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: MtnClimber
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12/02/2018 4:50:55 PM PST
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mosesdapoet
(Mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin another gem posted in the wilderness)
To: Army Air Corps; KC_Lion; dp0622
Click very carefully; make no sudden movements.
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To: MtnClimber
Was there radiation exposure to those handling the assembled bomb?
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posted on
12/02/2018 4:59:05 PM PST
by
Williams
(Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
To: MtnClimber
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12/02/2018 5:02:51 PM PST
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eyeamok
To: mosesdapoet
I normally don’t click on bait myself, but the pictures are all on one page with no ads or scripts.
To: mosesdapoet; MtnClimber
In any event, allow me.
To: Williams
Probably some exposure, but probably not too much. Until you get near critical mass there is not high-level nuclear reaction. The Thin Man and Little Man used two slugs fired into each other and when the impact happened, the critical mass was exceeded and there was a nuclear explosion. It was the mass and geometry combined with neutron fission going to exponential levels that caused the explosion. The Fat Boy was a hollow spherical set of nuclear sections that were imploded into the center of the sphere where critical mass was exceeded. This was a difficult type of bomb to design because the triggers for the high explosive detonators to cause the implosion had to be timed so accurately.
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12/02/2018 5:09:57 PM PST
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: Williams
Not really. Uranium and Plutonium are low energy radiation decay emitters.
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12/02/2018 5:13:45 PM PST
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103198
(It's the metadata stupid...)
To: MtnClimber
That should be the Little Boy and the Fat Man bomb names.
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12/02/2018 5:24:19 PM PST
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
Fascinating period of time. Thanks for posting.
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12/02/2018 5:24:39 PM PST
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ealgeone
(SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE! However, Roman Catholicism has, does, and will change.)
To: Williams
"Was there radiation exposure to those handling the assembled bomb?" No problem with assembled" bombs... However I wouldn't handle any of those archive pictures... It will be tough trying to pick your nose after your fingers begin to glow in the dark and then fall off...
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12/02/2018 5:24:54 PM PST
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SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: MtnClimber
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12/02/2018 5:26:55 PM PST
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southland
( I have faith in the creator Republicans freed the slaves. Heb 13:2)
To: MtnClimber
Interesting. I had no idea the bomb was so large, relative to the B-29, that it required a special bomb pit to hold the bomb prior to loading in the aircraft. Very involved.
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12/02/2018 5:29:07 PM PST
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Loud Mime
(Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance)
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