Brief history of the "Nuke"

The first nuclear attacks in history was in 1945, the bombs "fat man" and "little boy" were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima respectively. These bombs are very powerful and killed a huge amount of people in Japan during World war 2. Luckily, these were also the only nuclear bombs ever used in combat. However, many countries such as North Korea, France and America have tested numerous bombs. The bonbs give off a lot of radiation that causes further damage even after the bomb goes off. After WW2, the US and the Soviet Union (Russia) were competing to see who would have the most bombs. At the time, and to this day, these bombs were the strongest weapons on Earth, and whoever had the most of them was stronger. This caused the Cold war, a stalemate between US and teh Soviet Union. The Russians created a different type of nuclear bomb then the one that was used in WW2. Hydrogen bombs were made to rival the American's gravity bombs, they were different types of bombs, but had the same effect. Eventually both sides had 1,000's of both types. Then ICBM's were made, which were nukes that could autmatically fire itself at the target with the help of a missile. Currently, nuclear missiles can be directed by the use of satelites, using infrared to "home in" the missiles. The nuclear bomb is one of the greatest engineering projects of all time. The Manhatten Project was the first creation of the nuclear weapon during WW2, and to this day, lives on as a symbol for destruction and power.