Yesterday, air Marshal Avdhesh Bharti told the media about Operation Sindoor and during this, he targeted pakistan by using the line “Bhay Bin Hoye Na Preet” from Ramcharit Manas. There have been repeated evidences from pakistan that the army there is not under the control of the government and it has a deep connection with terrorism. While addressing the country, prime minister Narendra Modi has also said that no threat of nuclear bomb from pakistan will be tolerated. During this time, many things have been said about nuclear bombs. But do you know how nuclear bombs are kept and how they are used.
Are nuclear bombs kept separately?
Here, a question is whether nuclear bombs are kept separately or stored together. The answer is yes, nuclear bombs are kept in separate pieces. This is done for security and operation. It is divided into two or more parts. These are kept in separate parts until they are ready for use. Keeping them separate reduces the risk of any kind of accident. If one piece is destroyed by mistake, then the rest of the pieces also remain safe.
Why are nuclear bombs kept separately?
Keeping nuclear bombs separate makes it easy to control. By keeping them separate, if the bomb has to be transported somewhere, it can be transported in pieces. Many nuclear bombs have an important part called the pit, which represents the explosive part of the bomb. It is made up of uranium 235 or plutonium 239. It is kept together until a decision is taken to activate the bomb. Nuclear bombs have different capacities, but they are mainly measured in tons of TNT. For example, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was equivalent to 15 kilotons, while the Tsar Bomba was equivalent to 50 megatons of TNT.
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