Does only nuclear bomb Emmet radiation gamma can a simple bomb like an airplane bomb Emmet radiation gamma ?
2007-06-02 03:36:24 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The only source of gamma ragiation are nuclear reactions. Such reactions happen in radioactive decay or in nuclear fission and fusion. This means that in order to have gamma rays you need these reactions. Nuclear fission or fusion happen in nuclear or thermocular bombs and thats why such weapons unleash great amounts of radiation, apart from gamma rays. Normal bombs don't utilise nuclear fuel, so they don't emmit gamma rays. However there is a combination of the two types of bombs I mentioned above which leads to the dirty nuke or dirty bombs. Such bombs use conventional explosives but these explosives are mixed with radioactive material or biological or chemical threats. After the explosives blow up, the other substances spread contaminating the area. Such bombs are not often used by regular armies, they are preferred by terrorists instead.
2007-06-02 03:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by BFG9000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Large amounts of gamma radiation are not released by simple, chemical explosive bombs.
Doug
2007-06-02 10:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋