Nuclear is a broad concept that encompasses all products made using nuclear principles. According to the principle, nuclear can be divided into atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, neutron bombs and other types. At the same time, according to the nature of use, nuclear can be divided into tactical nuclear and strategic nuclear.
Nuclear warheads refer to miniaturized and enriched nuclear warheads, which can be mounted on missiles, and are equally divided into tactical and strategic types. These nuclear weapons play a vital role in the military field, possessing powerful lethal and destructive power, and posing a serious threat to human security and world peace.
Hydrogen bombs, neutron bombs and nuclear bombs represent different stages of development and technological characteristics of nuclear weapons. At present, the world's nuclear ** is mainly divided into four generations, which are atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, three-phase bombs and neutron bombs in the order of development, as well as nuclear directed energy, which belong to the research stage and will not be discussed for the time beingThis article will detail the differences between these first three types of nuclei**.
First of all, the atomic bomb was the first generation of nuclear **, using highly enriched uranium-235 and high-purity plutonium-239. The atomic bomb uses the principle of chain reaction to release a huge amount of energy. When one uranium nucleus neutron hits other uranium atoms at high speed, three neutrons are produced, which in turn further hit other uranium-235 atoms, creating a chain reaction. During fission, uranium-235 may be converted into barium, plutonium, or thorium, releasing enormous amounts of energy. The main lethal factors of atomic bombs are high-temperature plasma, optical radiation, and nuclear radiation. High-temperature plasma can directly vaporize organisms in the area of the nuclear explosion, light radiation can blind people far away from the first place, and nuclear radiation will cause continuous radiation damage to the surrounding environment and the human body.
Unlike the atomic bomb, the second-generation hydrogen bomb is also called thermonuclear because of its energy mainly from nuclear fusion. The raw materials used in the hydrogen bomb mainly include deuterium (heavy hydrogen), tritium (super heavy hydrogen) and lithium deuteide-6. The hydrogen bomb uses high temperature and high pressure conditions to convert deuterium and tritium into helium atoms through a fusion reaction and release a huge amount of energy. Compared to the atomic bomb, the energy yield of the hydrogen bomb is more than two orders of magnitude larger. In addition, the fusion reaction products of the hydrogen bomb are not radioactive, so they are relatively "clean". It is worth noting, however, that hydrogen bomb fusion requires extremely high temperature and pressure conditions to occur, which is often provided by small atomic bombs. Therefore, the hydrogen bomb still carries a certain amount of radioactive contamination inside.
At present, only a few countries in the world have mastered the technology to manufacture hydrogen bombs, such as the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China. India, Israel, Pakistan and other countries have not yet reached the level of a hydrogen bomb. China's first hydrogen bomb** has a yield of 3.3 million tons of TNT and has its own unique configuration, which is thanks to China's independent innovation and development in the field of nuclear technology.
China's hydrogen bomb is very convenient to maintain and low cost because of its unique and simple structure. But in other countries such as the United States and Russia, it is not easy to use, because their hydrogen bombs need to be maintained frequently and the internal nuclear reaction materials need to be replaced. At present, according to foreign military reports, China is currently the country with the largest number of hydrogen bombs in the world, because our hydrogen bombs are cheap to maintain and maintain.
The three-phase bomb is also a representative of the second generation of nuclear **, and its structure is simple but contains amazing power. It cleverly wraps a layer of uranium-238 around the hydrogen bomb, as if draping the beast with a layer of light feathers, breaking through the shackles of critical mass.
The power of the three-phase bomb is as powerful as that of a dragon, and it is better than the hydrogen bomb, and its energy equivalent has jumped to tens of millions of TNTs. Like the interplay of the scorching sun and the bright moon, the big Ivan of the former Soviet Union's test explosion is the bright pearl of the three-phase bomb. With a yield of 50 million tons of TNT, it could easily raze Japan's largest island, Honshu, to the ground with just one unit.
The power is staggering, but the destructive power it brings is also thought-provoking. It is a double-edged sword, both awe-inspiring and destructive. In today's pursuit of peace and development, we should cherish peace, use nuclear weapons with caution, and jointly safeguard the peace and prosperity of the earth.
The neutron bomb is a third-generation nuclear bomb, which is characterized by the neutron beam as the main killing factor. Compared with the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb, the neutron bomb pays more attention to the instantaneous radiation killing effect of the neutron stream on living organisms and substances. The principle of the neutron bomb is to use a large number of neutron beams generated by the fission process to produce radioactive fragments through neutron capture reactions, releasing a large amount of neutron radiation. This neutron beam is capable of instantaneously destroying the genetic material and electronic devices of living organisms in milliseconds or even microseconds.
Neutron bomb, this seemingly elegant name, hides deadly lethality behind it. It mainly uses the high-energy neutron radiation released in an instant to destroy life, and is one of the third-generation nuclear weapons, which is vividly called the "enhanced radiation bomb".
When the bomb is launched, the number of neutrons produced by its nucleus is 5-6 times higher than that of a fission bomb of the same power, and the proportion of high-energy neutrons increases significantly, making its nuclear radiation effect particularly large. Although its power is usually only 1,000 tons, the destructive power of using a stream of high-energy neutrons as the primary means of destruction should not be underestimated.
Neutron bombs are similar in structure to hydrogen bombs, but their purpose is very different. Neutron bombs are not designed for large-scale devastating attacks, but are designed as a tactical nuclear ** to play a key role on the battlefield. Although its destructive power to buildings and military installations is relatively limited, it is enough to cause fatal damage to humans.
Imagine a 1,000-ton neutron bomb at an altitude of 120 meters**, within a radius of 2 kilometers from the center of the explosion, even if they are lucky enough to avoid immediate death, they will die of radiation sickness a day to a month later. Within this range, life will be like a match exposed to a strong wind, which can be blown out at any moment.
Power sorting: Hydrogen uranium bomb "Hydrogen bomb" Atomic bomb "Neutron bomb";
Radiation sorting: Neutron Bomb "Hydrogen Uranium Bomb" Hydrogen Bomb "Atomic Bomb";
Pollution Sorting: Hydrogen Uranium Bomb Hydrogen Bomb Atomic Bomb Neutron Bomb.
To sum up, the atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and neutron bomb represent different stages of nuclear development and technical characteristics. Atomic bombs use chain reactions to release huge amounts of energy, hydrogen bombs use nuclear fusion to produce energy, and neutron bombs use neutron beams as the main killing factor. The development and use of these nuclear weapons has a far-reaching impact on global strategic security, so the international community should strengthen the construction of the non-proliferation system and work together to limit and eliminate nuclear weapons.