How does Einstein’s famous E=mc2 relate to a nuclear bomb?

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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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When you convert mass to energy, you get energy equal to the mass used times “c” the speed of light (which is a HUGE number) squared.

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