20) Trinity Nuclear test Flashcards
1
Q
What is Trinity Nuclear test ?
A
It is the code name of the 1st detonation of a Nuclear device
2
Q
What is its actual name ?
A
Gadget – The world’s 1st atomic bomb
3
Q
Context ?
A
On 16th July exactly 75yrs ago this was tested
4
Q
Who conducted this test ?
A
US Army (1945) as part of their Manhattan project in Mexico
5
Q
What is Manhattan Project ?
A
It was a R and D undertaking during W.War 2 that produced the first nuclear weapons
Led by US with the support of UK and Canada
6
Q
What was the bomb detonated on Nagasaki called ?
A
“Fat Man Bomb” – It had almost the same design as Gadget
