I get the basics, energy equal mass times velocity squared, but how does that create a nuclear reaction large enough to make a bomb?
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The energy contained in a substance is equal to its mass times the speed of light times the speed of light again.
What that means is that if you can convert a tiny bit of mass into energy, you’ll get an absolutely massive amount of energy out of the reaction.
Thats what a nuclear bomb does. It creates just the right conditions to turn a grain of enriched uranium or plutonium into a city leveling blast of energy.
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