How many died in Hiroshima instantly?

80,000

Q. How much did the atomic bomb cost?

Cost data are for 1942-1945. The total cost to the United States for World War II was approximately $3.3 trillion.)…The Costs of the Manhattan Project.

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Q. How much did the atomic bomb cost?
Q. Is Hiroshima still radioactive today?
Q. How much money did the US government invest into the making of the atomic bomb?
Q. Does US still make nuclear weapons?
Q. Has a nuclear bomb ever been used?
Q. Where does the US build nuclear weapons?
Q. What state has the most nuclear weapons?
Q. Why is it so hard to make nuclear weapons?
Q. What is Canada’s largest export to the US?
Q. What is Canada’s biggest export?
Q. What are Canada’s Top 5 Imports?
Q. What are Canada’s top 3 exports?
Q. What do we buy from Canada?
Q. What country does Canada trade with the most?

Site/Project	Then-year Dollars	Constant 1996 Dollars
OAK RIDGE (Total)	$1,/td>	$000
—K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant	$/td>	$5,/td>

Q. Is Hiroshima still radioactive today?

Among some there is the unfounded fear that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still radioactive; in reality, this is not true. Following a nuclear explosion, there are two forms of residual radioactivity. In fact, nearly all the induced radioactivity decayed within a few days of the explosions.

Q. How much money did the US government invest into the making of the atomic bomb?

After the final bill was tallied, nearly $2 billion had been spent on research and development of the atomic bomb. The Manhattan Project employed over 120,000 Americans. Secrecy was paramount.

Q. Does US still make nuclear weapons?

Under the theory of deterrence, America’s nuclear arsenal—currently made up of 3,800 warheads—sends a message to other nuclear-armed countries. Many consider American deterrence a success, pointing to the fact that no country has ever attacked the United States with nuclear weapons.

Q. Has a nuclear bomb ever been used?

So far, two nuclear weapons have been used in the course of warfare, both by the United States near the end of World War II. On August 6, 1945, a uranium gun-type device (code name “Little Boy”) was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Q. Where does the US build nuclear weapons?

Weapons production complex

Site name	Location	Status
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos, New Mexico	Active
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Livermore, California	Active
Sandia National Laboratories	Livermore, California; Albuquerque, New Mexico	Active
Hanford Site	Richland, Washington	Not active, in remediation

Q. What state has the most nuclear weapons?

New Mexico

Q. Why is it so hard to make nuclear weapons?

The hard part is getting enough weapons-grade uranium or plutonium, which is actually quite labor intensive and expensive to do, unless you have nuclear reactors – which many countries don’t. Some types of reactors produce plutonium, which can be turned into a bomb with much less processing.

Q. What is Canada’s largest export to the US?

The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: vehicles ($52 billion), machinery ($45 billion), electrical machinery ($25 billion), mineral fuels ($25 billion), and plastics ($13 billion).