eli5 why does splitting atoms cause such an explosion?

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How exactly does a nuclear bomb work as well as how does it create radiation and destroy so much with such a little action?

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Making bonds requires energy, breaking bonds releases energy.

(In fact both processes require an input of energy, but one reaction is endothermic and the other is exothermic)

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